Seun Alli is the curator and project lead for the ongoing Afrobeat Rebellion, a landmark exhibition celebrating Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, music, and political legacies.

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who worked closely with musician Fela Kuti as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, died in Paris aged 79, his manager said. The Afrobeat sound, ...

The "King of Afrobeat", "Black President", activist and legendary musician Fela Kuti has returned to his hometown and Nigeria's cultural capital Lagos through a landmark exhibition that celebrates his ...

The Lijadu Sisters helped define the Afrobeat sound of 1970s Nigeria at a time when the scene was largely dominated by men. Now record label Numero Group is remastering and re-releasing the sisters’ ...

Former US President Barack Obama celebrates Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti in new Higher Ground and Audible documentary podcast.

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has responded to critics who argue that Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat artists are not “real” hip-hop musicians. During a recent interview, Odumodublvck asserted that ...

Get ready to feel the beat! Mastercard is taking over your playlist with its Afrobeat Sonic Anthem, blending the brand’s signature sound with the electrifying energy of Nigeria’s Afrobeat culture.

Femi Kuti performs at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos Femi Kuti, an Afrobeat legend and activist, is questioning the ability of music to change the world Sat comfortably in a large chair at the ...

Nigerian Afrobeat singer Omah Lay recently took to Snapchat to express that he is not ready for fatherhood, instead focusing on finding peace, emotional growth, and spiritual elevation. In a series of ...

FILE- Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat music legend Fela Kuti, performs during the Lagos Jazz series music festival at Muri Okunola Park in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File) A ...