In an ambitious effort to chart the lineage of Yoruba and Afrobeats music over the past century and its global influence, ...

Played by Michelle Williams in Fela!, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti’s muse, L.A. activist Sandra Izsadore, has her say. Played by Michelle Williams in Fela!, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti’s muse ...

Hundreds jammed into an all-night concert hall in Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos for a festival celebrating the legacy of musical revolutionary Fela Kuti and his political activism. Kuti ...

EXCLUSIVE: The spring lineup for the Emmy-winning documentary showcase Independent Lens is looking funky, by design. WE WANT ...

Denise Trucello Today, the Recording Academy carries on its tradition of enshrining the most impactful and enduring ...

January 22, 2025 • Will Ana and Felix ever figure out their New Years Resolution for 2025? The clock is ticking. They contemplate that and share their favorite recent new music.

Yeni Kuti, singer and daughter of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, has reacted to actress Ngozi Ezeonu’s comments on inappropriate dressing at auditions, urging the actress to reconsider her ...

But life with Fela was anything but quiet,” Yeni reflected. Femi Kuti, the couple’s first son, added that the book sheds light on Fela’s relentless pursuit of justice and his revolutionary ...

depicting a journey to the promised land set to Duke Ellington’s classic “Come Sunday,” Peven Everett’s hit “Gabriel,” and the pulse of Fela Kuti’s Afro-Pop. Stories by Paris Wolfe I ...

I don’t have a Val; my Val is my children. Even though they are not here with me, I will celebrate with them.” ...

This comes despite the warnings from Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti in his satirical Afrobeat song Yellow Fever, where, he criticised the widespread practice of skin bleaching; “You dey bleach ...