Ghanaian highlife musician Aka Blay has stirred conversation in the music space after stating that Nigerians are the true originators of the Afrobeat genre. Speaking during a discussion on JoyPrime, ...

CHECK OUT: Discover How to Work with Brands, Earn from Affiliate Links, and Tap into Ad Revenue — Because Your Content Deserves to Pay Off. Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has made history as the ...

The late Nigerian musician and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti is the first African artist to receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. DW speaks with his family about Fela's legacy nearly 30 years ...

Thirty years after his death, Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Grammys. He’ll be the first African to achieve the honour since the award ...

The Recording Academy is set to formally recognise the global impact of Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, nearly three decades after his death, with the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

An old interview with late legendary musician, Orlando Julius, has resurfaced amid controversy involving award-winning singer Wizkid and Seun Kuti, the son of late legendary musician Fela Kuti. In the ...

In the crowded digital streets of Nigerian music culture, a whisper has exploded into a roar, a spark set to challenge the very pillars of Afrobeat history. It came in the form of a claim by a man ...

The internet did what it does best when presented with controversy. It erupted. That was its response after Afrobeats star Wizkid replied to Afrobeat legend’s son, Seun Kuti, with the unseemly “I big ...

Record producer, Samuel Oguachuba, popularly known as Samklef, has claimed that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is not the pioneer of Afrobeat as widely believed. The Molowo hitmaker alleged that Fela “stole” the ...

Ghanaian rapper Dadie Opanka has shared concerns about the current state of Afrobeat and the lack of global recognition for Ghanaian artistes within the genre. Speaking in an interview with Nana Romeo ...

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LAGOS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - An exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has opened in Lagos in Nigeria, marking the African debut of an event first developed by the ...