Tag: Afrobeat
Baba Commandant, or the success of Mandinka Afrobeat
The Burkinabè musician began a long tour of the United States this week with his group the Mandingo Band. This promotional tour for his latest album, Sonbonbela, is an opportunity…
From Apollinaire to Afrobeat with John Greaves and Roforofo Jazz
The #SessionLive receives the 7 of Roforofo Jaaz, fed with the afrobeat of Fela (they played at the Shrine in Lagos in 2019, therefore dubbed by the Kuti family) and…
Afrobeat Rebellion with the Kuti Family
The Philharmonie de Paris and the Museum of Music pay tribute to Fela Anikulapo Kuti, figure of the “Black President” and creator of Afrobeat with the Rebellion Afrobeat #Nigeria exhibition.…
Fela Kuti, the rebel of afrobeat
For the first time, the Philharmonie de Paris is honoring the story and career of an African artist. The exhibition “Fela Anikulapo Kuti, afrobeat rebellion” retraces the work, the political…
Madé Kuti, the afrobeat filiation
Grandson of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, son of Femi Kuti, the young Madé Kuti must necessarily feel the weight of the heritage on his shoulders. And yet, he manages to impose,…
Fela Kuti, the rebel of afrobeat
For the first time, the Philharmonie de Paris is honoring the story and career of an African artist. The exhibition ” Fela Anikulapo Kuti, afrobeat rebellion traces the work, the…
“Fela, afrobeat rebellion”: portrait of an activist musician at the Cité de la Musique
The exhibition is an event: it is the first in Europe entirely devoted to the Nigerian Fela Kuti. Fela Anikulapo Kuti, afrobeat rebellion, which opens to the public this Thursday…
Afrohouse, afrobeat, gqom… How African music captivates Montreal
The Montreal night beats to the rhythm of Afro-futurism. Originally from Congo, Senegal, Ivory Coast or South Africa, musicians and DJs resonate with the sounds of afrohouse and afrobeat, gqom…
Kokoroko reinvents Afrobeat – The Epic of Black Music
After the success of the title Abusey Junction in 2018, we were impatiently awaiting the first album of the British group Kokoroko whose afrobeat accents have already won over many…