Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat, built an international legacy long before The Recording Academy acknowledged it ...

Fela Kuti, the Nigerian musician whose sound and politics reshaped modern African music, has been named the first African ...

The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.

In the 20th century, Africa produced several significant political figures. Influential leaders, like Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, and Nelson Mandela of South Africa, were among ...

In the cramped, unforgiving space of an Ikoyi prison cell, a legend was forged – not just the story of Fela Kuti, but the story of ...

Fela’s brief but eventful life and musical legacy are well documented in books, documentary films and exhibitions; indeed, Afrobeat rébellion, an ongoing nine-month-long celebration of his legacy at ...

Singer Seun Kuti has said that his musical achievements evolved naturally, independent of being a son of late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapokuti. He emphasised that he, his elder brother, Femi Kuti, ...

Bolanle Austen-Peters highlighted in a new interview the importance of learning about Nigerian historical figures. In the interview, Austen-Peters was asked about the importance of the film. She ...