Even the globally popular Afrobeats (with an “s”) pays homage to Fela and the sound he created through its appropriation of the Afrobeat name and sampling of his music. My PhD research as a ...

Fela Kuti died in 1997, but his legacy lives on. Today, afrobeat is a popular genre of music that continues to evolve and change. Modern afrobeat artists, such as Burna Boy and WizKid, have gained ...

Paris (AFP) – The son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti spoke of his father's ... But it was ultimately the genius of his music that made him so popular, creating something entirely new with its ...

Fela's youngest son, Seun Kuti, extends his father’s legacy ... He attended the MUSON School of Music in Lagos and later studied popular music and sound technology at the Liverpool Institute ...

In Fela Kuti's most popular biography "The Bitch of A Life" byCarlos Moore, there was no mention of Tony Allen's contribution to creating Afrobeat. "Nobody can tell us about Fela because we were ...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) used Fela's popular song "Eko Ile" during one of its campaign activities for their 2023 presidential campaign. The family of late Nigerian multi ...

We have a relatively personal album from the Nigerian Afrobeat legend -- and son of the original Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti -- ...

Fela's youngest son, Seun Kuti, extends his father’s legacy ... He attended the MUSON School of Music in Lagos and later studied popular music and sound technology at the Liverpool Institute ...

Fela Kuti died in 1997, but his legacy lives on. Today, afrobeat is a popular genre of music that continues to evolve and change. Modern afrobeat artists, such as Burna Boy and WizKid, have gained ...