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AllAfrica on MSNLiberian Afrobeat Sensation Stunn Set to Drop Emotionally Charged New Single 'Diamonds'Liberia's very own Afrobeat and R&B luminary, Stunn (Lourell AndyMark George), has announced his highly anticipated release of his latest single, "DIAMONDS." The track is slated to drop on July 31, ...
With his new album, Mádé Kútì, grandson of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kútì, asks listeners to go deep: How can you be a ...
Son of Femi Kuti and grandson of Afrobeat progenitor Fela Kuti, Mádé Kuti has unveiled an inventive new album, 'Chapter 1: ...
Downtown Thursdays have returned to Bridgeport, with the second summer weeknight event scheduled for July 31 at McLevy Green.
For the second time since 2023, Nigerian-born Afrobeat star Charles Onyeabor was the center of attraction at the just ...
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Afrobeat: A musical rebirth of identity - MSNAfrobeat, more than just a genre, has evolved into a culture, a movement, a pulse of identity stretching far beyond the shores of Africa. Its dawn is not merely marked by a new sound in the global ...
Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat music legend Fela Kuti, performs in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 29, 2013. Kuti was arrested after being accused of assaulting a police officer in the commercial hub of Lagos.
Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2021. The legendary Nigerian musician made this year’s list of nominees more than two decades ...
Afrobeat has elements of many different types of music that had spoken to him through the years, from jazz, funk and soul to traditional African music. "But it all just came together with the ...
Charles de Ledesma tells us about Afrobeat, the latest music trend in dance clubs in London. Afrobeat originated in Lagos, Nigeria in the late 1960s. It borrows heavily from American jazz, funk ...
Allen has operated at the heart of Afrobeat's cosmopolitan renewal, collaborating with A-list electronica and hip-hop producers. Now, on his own, he boils Afrobeat down to its polyrhythmic essence.
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