Interview - Duke Amayo is a familiar figure to fans of America's pioneering Afrobeat band, Antibalas. A charismatic and flamboyant frontman, Amayo has provided Antibalas shows and recordings with an ...
Mark LeVine is a longtime contributor to Afropop Worldwide, also a scholar, musician and author of numerous books. Here, he reviews Rikki Stein's memoir, Moving Music. Afropop's Banning Eyre recently ...
Nigerian music star Burna Boy has caused an uproar on social media with his series of rants which some netizens claimed were ...
In a series of post on his Instagram story, Burna Boy demanded that the continous comparison to Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti needs to stop. In the post shared on December 30, 2024, Burna Boy stated ...
January in Glasgow. Slush, sleet, rain, ice, any daylight a bonus. It’s not Miami, is it? However, one of the upsides about living in (or ...
Singer Seun Kuti recently shared a picture of a diamond iced-out neckpiece with a Fela pendant he received from Grammy award ...
Grammy-winning Nigerian artiste Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has distanced himself from comparisons to Afrobeat legend Fela ...
Well-known for its use among several Beatles recordings, Abbey Road's 'Mrs Mills Piano' has a storied history for its use by a forgotten music hall star.