Multi-Grammy-nominated artiste Femi Kuti, and son of the legendary Fela Kuti, has refuted claims that the late ace drummer Tony Allen co-pioneered the Afrobeat genre with his father. Afrobeat was ...

Running from Friday 18 July to Saturday 13 September 2025, the season features 86 Proms, with 72 at the Royal Albert Hall and ...

The programme for the 2025 Proms season is unveiled, with a host of special guests... and Traitors.

Private school piano is a sub-genre of South Africa’s Amapiano. A fellow Amapiano artist bestowed Momo's style with the ...

These gems from the 1970s, from a decade that produced some of the best live albums around, are still worth listening to.

When the Egypt 80 started off with a five-minute-long intro song, about 50 people were at the stage and maybe about 100 by the time Kuti arrived on stage. The Nigerian saxophonist and son of the late ...

The Nigerian saxophonist and son of the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti didn’t appear to be discouraged as he danced around in his blue suit and was all smiles. He grabbed his saxophone and ...

Featuring James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's ...

The group’s sound — an entrancing, groove-rooted concoction informed equally by jazz, Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat and the larger Black music diaspora — is tailor-made to be experienced in a live ...

In Nigeria, the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disburses funds to support local government activities and drive development in areas with high revenue potential. D Damilare Famuyiwa ...

What was Sahr Ngaujah's first West End show? Sahr Ngaujah's first West End show was Fela! which opened in 2010 What awards has Sahr Ngaujah been nominated for? Best Performance by an Actor in a ...

May 14 — The Skycoasters with Shine (Rock, pop, funk from Rochester). • May 15 — Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Afrobeat, funk from Lagos, Nigeria). • May 16 — The Aces (Alternative Pop ...