Tunde Folawiyo | Hugh Masekela: An African Legend
The vibrant world of African music holds a wide range of tremendous talent. From the famed Fela Kuti to Akon, the impact African musicians have forged upon music is undisputable. […]
Tunde Folawiyo | Music of Africa: Youssou N’ Dour
The world of African music is rich with immense talents who have collectively impacted the culture of a continent. Youssou N’Dour remains one of the most influential of African musicians, […]
Stevie Wonder: A Motown Legend | Tunde Folawiyo
Within just a few years of its establishment, Motown, a Detroit-based music company, forever changed the history of American music culture. It had more hits than any other record label […]
Tunde Folawiyo | A look at Stevie Wonder’s early career
Stevie Wonder is a musician whom all music fans, including Tunde Folawiyo, are probably familiar with. He is one of the most successful R&B and pop artists in the world, […]
Femi Kuti & the Influence of Afrobeat
As a musical genre, Afrobeat music has long enabled a thrilling connection between listeners and the African culture. Throughout its history, the genre has moved and inspired audiences, affecting millions […]
Youssou N’Dour – Africa’s most talented and prolific musician | Tunde Folawiyo
Described by Rolling Stone as ‘the most famous singer alive’, Youssou N’Dour is someone whom virtually all music lovers, including Tunde Folawiyo, have probably heard of. Hailing from Senegal, N’Dour […]
The career of Femi Kuti | Tunde Folawiyo
Femi Kuti is a Nigerian musician, whose father Fela Kuti, founded the Afrobeat genre. Born in 1962, he spent his childhood in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, with his mother. […]
The founder of Afrobeat | Tunde Folawiyo
Fela Kuti was a musician, best known for developing a genre called Afrobeat. Borne from the mixing of African percussive patterns, with juju, high life, calypso, salsa, jazz and funk, […]
The History of Afrobeat | Tunde Folawiyo
Popularised in Africa in the 1970s, the Afrobeat musical genre thrives on a unique combination of traditional Yoruba music, jazz, funk, and chanted vocals, fused with percussion to form one […]
Traditional African instruments | Tunde Folawiyo
One of the most common misconceptions about indigenous African music, is that the instruments used in it amount to little more than a few varieties of drums. However, archaeological and […]