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

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

Real Madrid defender David Alaba was spotted visiting the iconic Fela Kuti Shrine in Lagos during his trip to Nigeria, ...

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

June 5, June 6, and June 7 at 7:30pm, and June 8 at 3pm The Holy Blues, (World Premiere) by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Samantha Figgins, and Chalvar Monteiro Treading (1979, new production 2024) by Elisa ...

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

And they’re not the only artists who’ve paid tribute to the continent. Tyler, the Creator ‘s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “NOID” from his seventh album Chromakopia finds the Nigerian American rapper ...

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

Pictures/AP) The great, pioneering Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti once said ... rootworking and the spiritual power of Black and African women, represented in the character Annie, who sees ...

Jack, the first Black world heavyweight champion ... a Nigerian hero of independence and women’s rights (and the mother of singer Fela Kuti), out a second-story window. Because of all the ...