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30 April 2025
The Best West African Songs Right Now
This month’s best songs from West Africa come from Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Ghana.
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29 April 2025
The Best Afrobeats Songs Right Now
The Afrobeats movement was beautifully represented in April by a host of talented acts, including Davido, Ayra Starr, Chrystel, KiDi and more.
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21 February 2025
Fela Kuti’s “Colonial Mentality” Was a Musical Rebellion Against the West
Fela Kuti and the Afrika 70 released “Colonial Mentality” in 1977 following an attack on the Kalakuta Republic by the Nigerian army. In it, he urges unity among African people and the pursuit of genuine independence.
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04 February 2025
Femi Kuti Announces New Album, ‘Journey Through Life’
The Afrobeat icon also shared the project’s second single, a critical look at Nigeria’s democracy “After 24 Years.”
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16 January 2025
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Announce US Tour Dates
On the back of his album, ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head),’ the Afrobeat icon's massive tour comes with a new Zamrock remix featuring Sampa the Great.
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04 October 2024
Seun Kuti’s New Album, ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head),’ is “For the Working Class and Poor”
The Afrobeat scion and his band, Egypt 80, make their noteworthy comeback. OkayAfrica speaks to Seun Kuti about keeping class consciousness at the center of his new album.
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26 June 2024
Seun Kuti and Damian Marley Collaborate For the First Time Ever on “Dey”
The great Afrobeat and reggae artists unite African dynasties through their new single.
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03 June 2024
Lenny Kravitz to Executive Produce Seun Kuti and Egypt 80's New Album
The iconic Afrobeat artist, Seun Kuti, and ensemble have also recently announced a North American tour.
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08 May 2024
Fela Kuti Manager Rikki Stein to Publish His Memoir, ‘Moving Music’
Stein toured extensively with the likes of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks, The Animals and the Grateful Dead throughout his career, as well as managed Fela Kuti. Moving Music - The Memoirs of Rikki Stein is out June 4.
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20 February 2024
10 African Albums Turning 20 Years Old This Year
Here are ten classic African albums from across Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, South Africa and more that are turning twenty this year.
Arts + Culture
01 August 2023
Fela! Star Duain Richmond on the Enduring Legacy of the Nigerian Icon
He played the role of Fela Kuti on Broadway, and now, a decade later, the Sierra Leone-born actor Duain Richmond is reprising the part in a revised version of the show in Washington D.C.
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17 February 2023
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Collaborate With Janelle Monáe On “Float”
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 teamed up with Janelle Monáe on the Afrobeat inspired song “Float."
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