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Fela Kuti—Dictators’ Nightmare—in Today’s Afrobeats

May 26, 2020

Fela Kuti remains Nigeria’s most famous musician. He pioneered Afrobeat – a genre blending jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, traditional West African chant and rhythms – into conscious music in the 60s and 70s. Fela’s music continues to live today across …

Ending Poverty with Enterprise: According to Afrobeats’ Burna Boy

Feyisade Adeyemi

July 21, 2019

Since its release in March 2019, BET International Best Act, Burna Boy’s song, Dangote, has continued to record impressive playtime in Nigeria. The song was inspired by the personality of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. Dangote is …