Sandra Izsadore influenced Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti during his 1969 U.S. visit. While not its creator, her impact on the genre is undeniable.

David Alaba, who joined Real Madrid in 2021 from Bayern Munich, quickly became a key player, forming a solid central ...

Sahr Ngaujah has had a long and distinguished career with his most notable credits being “Fela!” and “Moulin Rouge.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music with renowned choreographer Jawole Willa Jo ...

Nigerian Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti has spent over four decades carrying the torch of his father Fela’s revolutionary ... out corruption and injustice in Africa’s most populous nation.

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Laying the Foundation Black Music Month features Afrobeats: Laying the Foundation ...

Daughter of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Yeni Kuti, has revealed that her father was admitted to Trinity College of Music in London in 1958, not on merit but out of pity. Yeni, in a video ...

The son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, Seun has taken on the mantle, as well as the band, of his father, since he passed away in 1997. As well as discussing his latest album, the conversation with ...

Genome-wide association study identifies common variants associated with breast cancer in South African Black women. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58789-0 Cite This ...