Thirty years after his death, Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this ...

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Uchenna Ikonne, a Nigerian music scholar, about Onyeabor's career and how he turned his back on music to become a... Nigerian Funk Musician William Onyeabor Dies At 70 ...

Onyeabor began his career in 1977, where he composed, and self-released nine albums of electronic funk over his lifetime, albums which he recorded, pressed and printed at his pressing plant in ...

Will the next global hits from Nigeria have a French accent? Born in the 1970s through the influence of Fela Kuti, regarded as the father of Afrobeats, the genre continues to attract a global audience ...

As Nigerian music continues to dominate the global stage, many Nigerians in the diaspora are reconnecting with their roots, using music to promote and represent Nigeria and African culture worldwide.