The son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti brings his father's longtime band Egypt 80 to San Francisco to headline the ...

At the height of his creative powers, Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti dropped 'Mr Follow Follow', a hypnotic groove ...

George Brian writes via [email protected] the spectrum of global music and culture, a powerful force is rising—not quietly, but with the thunderous beat of talking drums, hypnotic basslines, ...

Fast-rising Nigerian musician and Gentleman Mike Ejeagha's ex-lead guitarist, Spenta, has shared the Gwo gwo gwo crooner's impact on his career as he drops new song.

Global Afrobeats star CKay has officially concluded his recording agreement with Warner Music South Africa, marking the end of a defining era in his career.

The Montreal-based Thai drummer sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about her new album, Rammana, which is out now.

The Afrobeat scene erupts in celebration as Ortez, the prodigious artist from Lagos, Nigeria is officially crowned the new King of Afrobeat. This momentous occasion marks not just the rise of a ...

Half of the enormously successful duo Amadou & Mariam, Bagayoko developed a powerful guitar style that blended classic rock ...

Afrobeat mainstay Seun Kuti (son of Fela) shares songs that inspired him through the recording process for his new LP with Egypt 80 — “Heavier Yet.” ...

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became ...