Afrobeat meets animation in Nissi Ogulu’s ‘Sopo’ 3D animation on the early life of legendary Fela Aníkúlápó-Kuti.
London-born veteran music manager Rikki Stein has spent six decades managing a range of performing artists. He’s signed them to record deals, organised massive concert tours,...
We tend to love dead heroes. We disapprove of them in their lifetimes but build cenotaphs when they are cold in the ground.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has published 16 nominees for its 2021 class of inductees, and on the list is Afrobeat originator Fela Anikulapo-Kuti...
Omorinmade Anukulapo-Kuti, also known as Made Kuti has released his first single “Free My Mind“, along with its video to mark Afrobeat Icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti‘s birthday....
Sitting in the dark with mostly white faces listening to Fela can be a bit uncomfortable—especially when the song playing alludes to slavery. “Why black man...
Off his forthcoming album “Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee“, Haitian music legend Wyclef Jean recent dropped an ode to the late Nigerian...
As the world recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of Afrobeats pioneer and legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti‘s passing, the history of Nigerian music and even politics will not...
Every artist wants their work to outlive them. And not just outlive them; the serious artist wants to create a piece of work that would keep...
Nigerian afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will be inducted into the Hard Rock Cafe Memorabilia Hall Of Fame in remembrance of the 20 years anniversary of his...
Thursday, August 2nd 2012 marked 15 years since the death of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, one of the biggest music legends to come out of the African continent....
The 3rd generation of the Anikulapo-Kuti family, Omorinmade, graces the cover of the first issue of the digital gazette, Pop Culture! by Pop ‘N’ Goss. In...
As a ’90s kid, I have very vague recollections of many events that transpired in the first ten years of my life. Even when I couldn’t...
Many may wonder what the big deal is about a Nigerian artist being considered to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. See,...
In this episode of Rubbin’ Minds, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu speaks to Afrobeat heavyweights Femi Kuti and his son Made Kuti about living up to the expectations that...
Musician Dede Mabiaku was on Objectv to speak about the arrest of activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore, and he had some interesting insights. A particularly interesting part of...
Africa’s Most Preferred Smartphone brand, TECNO, as once again proven that it is for Nigerians and it is more than just a smartphone maker or seller....
Boomplay, Africa’s biggest music streaming service has partnered for the fourth year in a row with Felabration; the biggest music festival in Nigeria, for its 2019...
Fela challenged the entire moral basis of society. This was a man who, in 1977, released an album called Zombie, a metaphor used to describe the...
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