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

In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. Among the musicians working the clubs in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, was a young British emigre named John ...

Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their collaboration was released as the five-song EP Lagos Paris London under Yannis & ...

This year, we celebrate the stellar achievements of these extraordinary talents who are reshaping the Afrobeat landscape with their unique sounds and fresh perspectives. As 2024 unfolds, the Afrobeat ...

Marvel’s Black Panther is once again roaring in multiplexes with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” opening Friday, and there will be much internet ink spilled over what life must be like in the ...

Nigerian musician and songwriter David Adedeji Adeleke, better known by his stage as Davido, announced to his followers on Twitter that he had surpassed artists such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema, and ...

Back in the day, when Fela Kuti invented Afrobeat—and yes, unlike practically every other music to emerge in the 20th century, Afrobeat was indeed the creation of one person—the music served two ...

The Philharmonie de Paris is devoting an exhibition to the king of Afrobeat. Produced in close collaboration with his immediate friends and family, it fervently conveys the Nigerian musician’s sense ...

DopeNation ‘Kakalika’, a playful, dance-ready anthem released by Ghanaian hitmakers, DopeNation, has made significant milestone, making it on US Billboard Afrobeat Chart, peaking number 35. ‘Kakalika’ ...

Afro B is one of the leaders in the Afrowave movement around the world. The UK native is on a mission to educate while simultaneously spreading the rhythm. Afro B is no stranger to the entertainment ...

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, ...

Ghanaian music legend Ebo Taylor has passed away, reports from his official social media accounts confirm.Ebo Taylor died on 7 February 2026 at the Saltpond Hospital, according to a statement from the ...