Most people confuse Afrobeat and Afrobeats but don’t know that the two are predominantly distinct in sound and genre. Music historians have traced origin sounds of Afrobeat in Ghana and Nigeria as ...

Christmas in Ghana has always been defined by music, and as culture and technology evolve, so does the sound of the season.

Afro B is one of the leaders in the Afrowave movement around the world. The UK native is on a mission to educate while simultaneously spreading the rhythm. Afro B is no stranger to the entertainment ...

The people loved seeing an Englishman in Africa 70. They couldn’t believe it at first. Oyinbo (white man) drummer! They would come and press money on my forehead. It was a mark of approval. It would ...

The spirit of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, came alive in Lagos with the debut edition of Fela Talks, a weekly intellectual and cultural engagement platform held as part of the ongoing Fela ...

Was Afrobeat Shaped by a Black American Woman? *A spirited debate has resurfaced online over the role of Sandra Izsadore, a Black American woman from Los Angeles, in shaping Afrobeat—the iconic genre ...

Afrobeats sounds and influences have risen in popularity in the United States, progressively dominating the country’s airwaves over the last several years. According to Jazzhistorytree, Afrobeat ...

LAGOS (Reuters) -An exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has opened in Lagos in Nigeria, marking the African debut of an event first developed by the Philharmonie ...

In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. Among the musicians working the clubs in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, was a young British emigre named John ...

8 musicians. One goal. To increase the positive energy in the world by making people dance! London Afrobeat Collective are a tight-knit family of musicians from around the world, living in London and ...