Virtuoso drummer Ginger Baker, famed for his work with Cream and Fela Kuti, listed two bands in his estimation who were ...
Inside a classroom at The Arts Factory in west Charlotte, a six-piece band winds up with a bouncy rendition of “Let’s Start” ...
In the 1960s, Nigerian drummer Tony Allen joined a band formed by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti. Together ... horse on the poster of his film 'We Live in Time' went viral.
Nigeria has been mourning music legend Victor Olaiya, who created Nigeria's highlife rhythms and influenced a generation of musicians including Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ... form his own band, the ...
Seun Kuti caught up with Cerys post sound check at Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
the late Fela Kuti. Like his father before him, his lyrics speak out against issues such as corruption, colonialism and poverty. Before his string of Australian shows, Femi Kuti told SBS why it ...
Grammy-nominated Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has made a bold claim about the Egypt 80 band, which he inherited from his ...
Bukky went on to play with the great Fela Kuti where the seeds of Afro-beat were being sown. After sometime in the band and under the influence of Tony Allen, Bukky decided to follow his own ...