The story of highlife and Afrobeat legend Ebo Taylor
Image Source Confusion surrounds the exact chronology of Ebo Taylor’s lengthy career, and over the years he too has been…
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The Venus Bushfires on storytelling and bridging the middle
Image Source Helen Isibor-Epega, who writes and performs as The Venus Bushfires, was born in Nigerian and moved to London…
Who Is Wizkid? And Why Is He The New Global Music Wonder-Kid?
Image Source The global appreciation of West Africa’s Afro-beat music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afro-beat stars are…
How the global boom of African music is resonating with electronic artists in the diaspora
Image Source In the early 2000s, there was a small, unassuming stall on the second floor balcony of Kampala’s Bugolobi…
Femi and His Son Continue The Legacy of Fela Kuti, The King of Afrobeat
Image Source When Fela Kuti moved back to Nigeria from England to start his music career, he would never have…
Nigerian migrants in Sicily are building a buzzing Afrobeats scene from scratch
The Ballaró neighborhood lies in the former historic city center of Palermo, the capital of Sicily, Italy. A few decades…