Originally from Cameroon, Big Hookz is an Afrobeat artist looking to make a name for himself. He recently released a new single “Break You Down” with reggae artist Gyptian, which has reached No. 2 in ...

House music has been a popular sound over the past week, as two of the biggest artists, Drake and Beyoncé, have released music that resembles the sound. Beyoncé recently released her song titled ...

On a rainy Thursday night in July, a flood of people crowd the bar on the ground floor at Delmar. It’s after midnight and concertgoers have migrated from the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre to the ...

The afrobeat wave is making its way to Cincinnati. Ghanaian artist King Promise will perform at Cove 51 in Sharonville on Saturday, Oct. 15, as part of his U.S. "5 Star" tour that begins Sept. 24 in ...

In a town that has been identified as a music hub for decades, it's almost unthinkable that there might be underrepresented genres in the Athens scene, but some local venues and promoters have taken ...

*A new generation of Afrobeat artists is set to conquer the global stage. These young artists are introducing exciting music and bringing fresh energy to the genre. If you don’t feel some type of ...

Fireboy DML's perfomance at the BET Awards. Fireboy DML took the world by storm with his electrifying performance at the 2022 BET Awards on Sunday evening. His performance marked the first-ever ...

There are a record number of African nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards and they are almost all from West Africa – Angelique Kidjo (Benin), Rocky Duwani (Ghana), Femi Kuti, Made Kuti, Wizkid, Burna ...

Nigerian artists have slowly but steadily made a name for themselves through collaborations with international artists, with most of these collaborations ...

Imagine a style of music that combines funk, jazz, R&B, soul — a fusion that becomes powerful enough to create a political movement and inflames a nation’s authoritarian leadership. That’s the West ...

The White Space Creative Foundation has unveiled the Fela Rebellion Exhibition in Lagos, showcasing the Afrobeat icon, Fela Kuti’s genealogy, lifestyle, legacy, and enduring influence. The Fela ...

Nearly three decades after his death in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti remains one of Nigeria’s greatest musicians. Famous for pairing his music with human rights activism, he stood against dictatorship ...