"Sometimes it’s better to not know each other as people first and just play," says Yannis Philippakis, one of the last musicians to get on the tools with the late Afrobeat pioneer, Tony Allen. (Photo ...

Brace yourselves for the musical storm Yung Wylin’s bringing in 2024. In the groovy beats of Afrobeat rhythms, Yung Wylin emerges as a trailblazing force on the U.S. Billboard Afrobeat Songs Charts, ...

This week, Tame Impala return back to their chill electro-pop ways, Haim continue to unravel the complexities of fuckin’ relationships with two new tracks for their I Quit deluxe, and Ayra Starr taps ...

Back in the day, when Fela Kuti invented Afrobeat—and yes, unlike practically every other music to emerge in the 20th century, Afrobeat was indeed the creation of one person—the music served two ...

Afrobeat emerging artist, Samuel Kufre, also known as Jumaye, has spoken of how his life story has influenced his songwriting. He explains that his songs are inspired by personal experiences, saying, ...

The Afrobeat genre has soared to incredible dimensions that the rapping category has graced incredible statuses that infuse the genre. Via their incredible qualities, they have been able to elevate ...

Young Nigerian and German musicians joined forces at Beethovenfest for this year's DW Campus Project— making music and memories to last a lifetime.When young musicians from Nigeria and Germany took to ...

Singer Burna Boy sat with tennis legend Roger Federer for a revealing chat about football and music The Grammy winner praised Okocha and Ronaldinho, but playfully mocked the Super Eagles’ performance ...

They haven’t got a commune yet or anything like that, but if the Richmond Afrobeat Movement ever stabilizes its membership, it might want to start looking for a big place somewhere. Preferably with a ...

Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their collaboration was released as the five-song EP Lagos Paris London under Yannis & ...