The History and Future of Afrobeat
The dawn of Afrobeat as a genre in the late 1960s is largely credited to the work of Fela Kuti, who brought together a world of different sounds to create […]
The dawn of Afrobeat as a genre in the late 1960s is largely credited to the work of Fela Kuti, who brought together a world of different sounds to create […]
The music of the Motown record label continues to inspire people across the world as the nostalgia of the 1960s elicits feelings of glee for many. A variety of popular […]
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. […]
As a genre, Afrobeat music has long served as a connection between listeners and the African culture. With its abilities to move and inspire, Afrobeat affects millions of fans, including […]
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, […]
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 […]
Afro-beat is a genre of music which has been enjoyed by many, including Tunde Folawiyo. It is a combination of funk, highlife, jazz and Yoruba music, and often features percussion […]