After much anticipation, Liberia's RNB, Afropop, and Afrobeat artist, Cralorboi CIC, is expected to officially drop his groundbreaking new album, "LOCAL CHAMPION a 14-track masterpiece which marks a ...

Popular Nigerian singer Burna Boy has apologized for his past remarks about Afrobeats music.He had previously said that “90 percent of Afrobeats songs lack substance,” which upset many fans, artists, ...

Afrobeat Charles de Ledesma tells us about Afrobeat, the latest music trend in dance clubs in London. Afrobeat originated in Lagos, Nigeria in the late 1960s. It borrows heavily from American jazz ...

Mocantaa, born Jack Lisa Blessing, is rapidly becoming a prominent name in the Nigerian Afrobeat and pop scene. Professionally known as Mocantaa Starlight, and also called Sexy Lekpa, Lisa Blessing's ...

Being in the crowd means feeling the music — dancing, singing, and soaking in every moment. But backstage? That’s where the ...

If you’re looking for a night of music that moves both your feet and your soul, you’ll want to be at HudCo on Saturday, ...

Afrobeat artist Femi Kuti discusses his new album, "Journey Through Life." Musician Femi Kuti talks about a few stand-out songs from his latest album, "Journey Through Life." ...

*A new generation of Afrobeat artists is set to conquer the global stage. These young artists are introducing exciting music and bringing fresh energy to the genre. If you don’t feel some type ...

Afrobeat has elements of many different types of music that had spoken to him through the years, from jazz, funk and soul to traditional African music. "But it all just came together with the ...

Tony Allen breaks down the five major drum patterns of Afrobeat in an unreleased clip from the recent documentary short Birth of Afrobeat.. Production team Rest In Beats and director Opiyo Okeyo ...

Tony Allen: The veteran Afrobeat drummer is shaking his sticks as hard and as brilliantly as ever The musician is back with a nationwide tour, a new album and a fresh collaboration with Damon Albarn ...

People are drawn to Afrobeat music for two reasons, says Saxophone player Leah Concialdi of the band ATOMGA: They are familiar with the genre’s founder Fela Kuti or enjoy its layered, energetic ...