Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Byron Armstrong is a Toronto-based, CEMA award-winning journalist. Jibola Fagbamiye (left) signing copies of the graphic novel at ...

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 ...

Simply sign up to the Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In February 1978, the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti got married. It was an unconventional ceremony, with 27 brides ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. Following in the footsteps of his legendary grandfather Fela ...

Young Nigerian and German musicians joined forces at Beethovenfest for this year's DW Campus Project — making music and memories to last a lifetime. When young musicians from Nigeria and Germany took ...

The "Afrobeat Rebellion" exhibition, organised by the French Embassy and the Kuti family, builds on one held in Paris in 2022 and coincides with the launch of the week-long "Felabration" festival that ...

Famous Nigerian musician, Wizkid has declared himself the number one Afrobeat artiste in Nigeria. The singer made the bold declaration amid the ongoing controversy about Nigeria’s “Top 3” singer.

Lagos is set to witness a cultural homecoming as the Fela Anikulapo Kuti: Afrobeat Rebellion exhibition arrives in Africa for the first time. Originally designed and staged at the Philharmonie de ...

Nigeria is revolutionizing the global music scene with Afrobeats, a genre that’s not only captivating audiences worldwide but also redefining the country’s image. Artists such as Davido, Burna Boy, ...

In the spectrum of global music and culture, a powerful force is rising—not quietly, but with the thunderous beat of talking drums, hypnotic basslines, and unapologetic energy. Afrobeat, more than ...