Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has expressed regret over the renewed comparisons between contemporary Nigerian music stars and ...

The 1970s marked the most defining and explosive decade in the life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian musician, activist, and cultural revolutionary widely regarded as the Baba the father of ...

Grammy-nominated Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti, has expressed concerns over the growing comparisons between his late father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and afrobeats star, Wizkid, describing the debate as ...

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 ...

"Sometimes it’s better to not know each other as people first and just play," says Yannis Philippakis, one of the last musicians to get on the tools with the late Afrobeat pioneer, Tony Allen. (Photo ...

Kuti, the late Afrobeat legend, after he was posthumously awarded the Recording Academy 39;s Grammy Lifetime A ...

Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has said he regrets the emergence of comparisons between contemporary Nigerian stars and his ...

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has responded to critics who argue that Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat artists are not “real” hip-hop musicians. During a recent interview, Odumodublvck asserted that ...

UK-based singer, Rebecca Ward aka Becca Diamond, is making a bold entry into the Afrobeat music space, with aspirations to bridge cultural boundaries and redefine what it means to belong in the genre.