Kuti, Made Kuti, has addressed those attacking his marriage to his wife, Inedoye Onyenso.

Fela Anikulapo Kuti—the Afrobeat pioneer—is often celebrated for his music, political courage, and defiant spirit. Yet, to truly grasp his genius, one must go beyond the musician and recognise him as ...

Afrobeat singer, Made Kuti has reacted to an online attack targeting his marriage to Inedoye Onyenso. Naija News reports that ...

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Attical Sounds, the innovative music label and creative collective has announced the signing of rising Afrobeat sensation ...

The fun carries on tomorrow with a DJ set by dance music icons Jungle, joined by Afrobeat superstars Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, as ...

These days, Afrobeat - an intoxicating mix of funk, jazz and traditional African music - is more popular in America and around the world than it ever was in the heyday of Fela Kuti, Femi's father ...

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 ...

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.

“It has Afrobeat as the base, the foundation,” he said. “And then you have a bunch of other genres sprinkled on top, just depending on the mood — hip-hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, whatever.” ...

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 ...

While we were filming, Tony said, ‘Afrobeat is the only major music genre of which you can still count the number of bands on your fingers—from Japan, France, to the U.S.—but that will ...