Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West ...

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

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 ...

SPECIAL: In this special edition of the show, Global Village pays tribute to Sly Dunbar who passed away on January 26 th. We’ll hear selections from across the career of the legendary reggae drummer, ...

Was Afrobeat Shaped by a Black American Woman? *A spirited debate has resurfaced online over the role of Sandra Izsadore, a Black American woman from Los Angeles, in shaping Afrobeat—the iconic genre ...

The Nigerian musician was a restless creator who embraced the physicality of drumming and innovated until the end Few musicians can claim to have invented a revolutionary rhythm, but then few are ...

Ekpenyong Otu felt adrift in Orlando. The Nigerian disc jockey, who'd spun for some of the biggest Afrobeat artists in his homeland, had moved to Florida in 2006 with the goal of developing a music ...

Afrobeat is no longer just a Nigerian or African genre—it’s a global phenomenon. With its infectious rhythms, vibrant beats, and universal appeal, Afrobeat has captured the hearts and dance floors of ...

Once upon a time, long before brazenness dissolved into the air inhaled by youths, Àkèré, the son of Onítùre, was a prince in an Ọ̀yọ́ village called Ìkẹyọ̀. In lands faraway, Àkèré is called Frog, ...