In Nigeria in 2022, Afrobeats had an additional layer due to the run-up to the 2023 general elections in February. In my study on the relationship between pop music and electoral consciousness, I ...

It’s been a pleasure to watch the modern sound of afrobeats grow. The genre’s current torch bearers – Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido – contributed heavily to boosting afrobeats to the heights it flies ...

The meteoric rise of Ololade Asake this year from the backwaters of obscurity is like Tems’ rise last year. This year, Tems rendered her take on Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman No Cry’ on the original ...

What better way to cement your status as a premier Afrobeats music festival than to get Burna Boy and Wizkid to be your two headliners? That’s exactly what the Lost In Riddim Festival in San Jose, ...

American music publication platform Rollingstone has released its list of the biggest Afrobeats records of 2022. The single which was released in May 2022 has the lead single to Burna Boy's 6th album ...

When Angelique Kidjo accepted her 2016 Grammy for Best Global Music Album, she forecasted a future well beyond her own accomplishments. “I want to dedicate this Grammy to all the traditional musicians ...

<strong><em>#FeatureByBoomplay - </em></strong>If you love African music, Afrobeats, pop culture and history, then the "Afrobeats: The Backstory" documentary, which ...

Ivorian rapper Didi B’s ‘En Haut’ blends trap, coupé-décalé, and call-and-response. With tempered vocals from JR, Didi B reels off braggadocio lyrics targeting his perceived foes. ‘En Haut’ employs ...

Afrobeats – the pulsating, fusion sound coming out of West Africa and the diaspora – has been on the rise globally for the better part of a decade. In recent years, the genre has gained a foothold in ...

Oliver Akinfeleye remembers Burna Boy’s first show in New York. The location was Palladium Times Square, the year was 2017. Akinfeleye, an American Nigerian photographer known professionally as ...

Garhe Osiebe does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...