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

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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.

Marvel’s Black Panther is once again roaring in multiplexes with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” opening Friday, and there will be much internet ink spilled over what life must be like in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. South African producer Muzi has captured the attention of critically-acclaimed artists, ...

Older genres classed in the World Music category and headlined by Angélique Kidjo continue to inspire newer genres, Afrobeats and Amapiano. Here are 25 standout tunes of 2023. 1. Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ...

A look at three styles of African music and how they changed their nations. The Cat Empire are taking us around the world of music for the next five weeks as they host Double J's Artist In Residence.

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 ...

Ghanaian afrobeat musician and composer, Bakilla has said that the current influx of consistent afrobeat tunes from Africans especially from Ghanaians and Nigerians is a deliberate agenda to promote ...