Rock Legend, 81, Joins Forces With Afrobeat Star and Fans Think the Song’s an Instant ‘Classic’ originally appeared on Parade. Mick Jaggeris no stranger to collaborating with other superstars. Though ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. To his parents, and to his 43 siblings, Ferry Djimmy was Jean Maurille Ogoudjobi. He acquired his nickname, ...

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 ...

The people loved seeing an Englishman in Africa 70. They couldn’t believe it at first. Oyinbo (white man) drummer! They would come and press money on my forehead. It was a mark of approval. It would ...

Themes of finding purpose and peace are explored on this Afrobeat classic by WES7AR 22. The song can be described as a spiritual Afrobeat classic - the type of music that prances you into reflections ...

Snoop Dogg and Rising Star CuhDeeJah Remake “Bad Mama Jama.” Listen here! Rapper/Mogul/Actor Snoop Dogg and Afrobeat vocalist CuhDeeJah just teamed up with the West Coast legend himself, Snoop Dogg, ...

Musically speaking, certain countries are ruled by one dominant figure to the point where various talents lurking in the rich and diverse musical undergrowth get overlooked and, at worst, forgotten.

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 ...

NIGERIAN sax player, bandleader, composer, political activist and Pan-Africanist Fela Kuti is regarded (with his band Africa 70) as the father of Afrobeat, which combined West African music with funk ...