Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their ...

Fela took this fusion of genres and created 'Afrobeat' and portrayed this music to the globe as the music of Africa as a whole, hence the term. However, local dance music from other parts of the ...

Afrobeat is successful worldwide, and Africa's film industry is booming. The only thing missing now is video games. Why is the industry struggling despite creative and committed developers and ...

Nigerian singer-songwriter Sadiq Onifade, popularly known as WurlD, is set to thrill fans in Accra with a live performance on March 7, 2025. The event, dubbed "One Night with WurlD," promises an ...

Davido shared during his conversation with Whatyuhknow what it feels like to be called the king of Afrobeat. He said it’s a ...

The Band 340ml will perform today and tomorrow at the Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano (CCFM), this being their first performance since 2012, the year in which the collective announced the ...

Anchored by bassist/vocalist Bru Bruser, the ever-shifting line-up takes its cues from Nigerian afrobeat, the Bombara music of Mali and more contemporary African music. On Saturday, the “MidCity ...

one of the last musicians to get on the tools with the late Afrobeat pioneer, Tony Allen. (Photo by Kit Monteith) Yannis was exposed to African music by his South African mother. He calls Sounds ...