Like, really change the world?” Abumrad, one of our most distinctive podcast-makers, is a natural guide to Fela Kuti’s story. On “Radiolab,” the public-radio science show that Abumrad founded, ...

Senegalese bassist Alune Wade has been exploring global musical connections for more than a decade. He worked on Marcus ...

P.Priime grew from teenage prodigy into one of Afrobeats’ most sought after producers shaping the genre’s sound.

The former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has proposed that the East Legon ...

But the endurance champion of them all has to be Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan, an Indian percussionist and teacher who back in ...

A look at how one UVA student’s turntables and vintage records offer comfort, cultural connection and a soundtrack to her ...

“I played classical pieces, Afrobeat songs, jazz and pop that kept the momentum going. I played George Michael’s Careless Whisper, Tyla’s hit single Water, and songs from Nigeria’s beloved Fela Kuti.

Four new books offer readers a rich volume of cartoons with “Far Side”-level wit, but also go deep on a diverse array of real-life figures, from Afrobeat megastar Fela to the infamous Mitford sisters ...

In the second of two movies adapted from the Broadway musical, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo battle fascism, bigotry, and ...

FELA: MUSIC IS THE WEAPON is a new graphic novel exploring the life of Afrobeats pioneer Fela Kuti by illustrator Jibola ...

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Nas X appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday for proceedings related to his August arrest ...

Madonna’s 1990 hit song “Vogue” provides the soundtrack to the less-than-minute-long teaser trailer, a hat tip to the fact that it has long been believed that Runway is based on Vogue and the Miranda ...