When Kapo released "Ohnana" in summer 2024, his only expectation was to "create music for a niche." He didn't hope for much, other than to have a certain number of loyal fans and play shows across a ...

A look into the music of Fela Kuti and the genre Afrobeat. Fela Kuti has inspired musicians from all over the world from Burna Boy and Beyoncé, to Miles Davis. Sound Field dives into the musical ...

Seeing big bands in small rooms has got to be one of the best experiences for a fan. By “big,” I don’t necessarily mean famous — I mean bands with enough members to field a softball team, squeezed ...

Music composer and vocal engineer, Ezra Onozutu, said his love for Afrobeat music is legendary. Enesi stated this, on his Instagram page @northboiOracle after he concluded a show at the Lagos beach.

Fela’s influence stretches beyond Africa into distant lands. And artists from all over the world continue to draw inspiration from him. When Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’ found its way to Drake, and a remix of ...

Ajimovoix is a multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter and singer who was born on 27 June 1989, his real name is Oguntade Adewale Damola. The ‘Focus Dance Beat' he released in 2020, really ...

A couple of years ago, a record came out that sounded like a lost collaboration between James Brown and Fela Kuti. Bristling with off-kilter African horn harmonies and bubbling with tight syncopated ...

If you were to bring a West African drummer together with a black person from Venezuela, they’ll be able to groove, and understand each other, even though they may not be able to speak to each other.

In a town that has been identified as a music hub for decades, it's almost unthinkable that there might be underrepresented genres in the Athens scene, but some local venues and promoters have taken ...

On a rainy Thursday night in July, a flood of people crowd the bar on the ground floor at Delmar. It’s after midnight and concertgoers have migrated from the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Kapo released “Ohnana” in summer 2024, his only expectation was to “create music for a niche.” He didn’t hope for much, other ...