The Nigerian music industry has a rich history of mercurial superstars dazzling listeners with their talents and achieving both local and international success. Across the different eras of Nigerian ...

When the Afrobeat sensation first saw Lemi Ghariokwu’s work, he said, ‘Wow!’ Then he plied him with marijuana and asked him to design his album sleeves. The artist recalls their extraordinary partners ...

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afrobeat pioneer, has been inducted into the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame for his 1976 album, ‘Zombie’. The announcement was made by the Recording Academy earlier in the week ...

In late July 1971, on an unseasonably cold London day, a 12-piece band from Lagos, Nigeria arrived at Abbey Road Studios for two recording sessions. The band was called the Africa ‘70, and they were ...

Nearly three decades after his death in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti remains one of Nigeria’s greatest musicians. Famous for pairing his music with human rights activism, he stood against dictatorship ...

Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat, built an international legacy long before The Recording Academy acknowledged it ...

The announcement was made by the Recording Academy earlier in the week, declaring that the classic album met the criteria for recordings with “lasting qualitative or historical significance.”musi The ...