Ghanaian highlife musician Aka Blay has stirred conversation in the music space after stating that Nigerians are the true ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. Following in the footsteps of his legendary grandfather Fela ...

Seeing big bands in small rooms has got to be one of the best experiences for a fan. By “big,” I don’t necessarily mean famous — I mean bands with enough members to field a softball team, squeezed ...

Afrobeat is a genre of music that originated in Nigeria in the 1960s and 1970s. It is a fusion of West African music, jazz, funk, and soul. The genre is characterized by its complex rhythms, use of ...

Few American bands have been more influential in the global Afrobeat movement than the Brooklyn collective Antibalas. Keeper of the African protest flame ignited by Nigerian musician/activist Fela ...

For those who thought Afrobeat died in the '70s, Antibalas has something else coming. The grooves on Liberation Afrobeat Vol. 1 run as deep as anything that ever came out of Lagos. This 13-15 member ...

Just when I start gloating about afrobeat legend Fela Kuti's influence permeating the underground, what should find its way ... Save this story Save this story Just when I start gloating about ...