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Fela Kuti's son Seun is keeping Afrobeat alive with Egypt 80. And they're heading to MIM
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFela Kuti was a Nigerian bandleader who pioneered Afrobeat as instrument of change. His son brings...
The distinct difference between Afrobeat and Afrobeats
Revolt via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMost people confuse Afrobeat and Afrobeats. Read up as 2Baba, Tiwa Savage, Shatta Wale, and Ivie Ani...
African World Festival returns to Detroit with new location, earlier dates
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time in more than three decades, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American...
Is Carnival ready for Afrofusion? Burna Boy headlines Caribbean music festival in Miami
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoBurna Boy always seemed destined to play a Carnival. Just take a look at the first two minutes of...
The 2023 VMAS: The Winners, Losers, And Best Performances
SPIN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTaylor Swift Leads MTV VMAs Field With Eight Nominations For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift...
How Fashion, Metal, and Rebellion Made Black Sherif
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPreceded by a crew of gymnasts who shot fire — and themselves — high in the air, Black Sherif earned a hero’s welcome when he took the stage at the...
Scott Tady: Uncommon fun in Aliquippa; Linn Park in Beaver to rock; Grumpy Beaver to open
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA cool summer concert series launches July 1 in Aliquippa. “Uncommon Concerts and Conversations,” is...
The quiet genius of Ryuichi Sakamoto
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 1 year agoryuichi sakomoto In March this year, the music world lost one of its most influential figures. Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away from cancer at the age of 71,...
Nigerian women's rights pioneer celebrated in new biopic
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoGenerations of schoolchildren have grown up being taught that Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was the first...
Celebrate Black independence with Afrobeats, the genre that unites the diaspora
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs America celebrates its independence, learn how the resounding rhythms of Afrobeats continue to...