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30 May 2025
The Songs You Need to Hear This Week
The best African music of the week featuring Kizz Daniel, Seun Kuti, Zuukou Mayzie x Baaba Maal, Ugaboys, Mereba, and more.
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23 April 2025
Four New Podcasts Are Coming to OkayAfrica and Okayplayer
The shows cover diverse topics ranging from music to in-depth explorations of global Black consciousness.
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14 April 2025
How Did African Artists Fare At Coachella 2025?
The first weekend of the prestigious festival gave the continent some resounding highs from Tyla, Seun Kuti, and Amaarae — and a confusing low from Rema.
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26 March 2025
Seun Kuti and POS of De La Soul Share ‘Stand Well Well’ Remix
The Afrobeat great continues to extend the sonic narrative of his album, Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head), with this new ‘Grand Stand Version’ of “Stand Well Well.”
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26 February 2025
Exclusive: Seun Kuti Shares “Love & Revolution” Remix, Announces Deluxe Version of Album
Ahead of a deluxe version of ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head),’ Seun Kuti shares a new remix featuring French Caribbean artist Adi Oasis.
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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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29 October 2024
This New Live Video Captures the Raw Energy of Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
French director Vincent Moon films Kuti and his band members singing “Emi Aluta“ in Rio de Janeiro.
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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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16 July 2024
This is What Seun Kuti & Egypt 80’s NYC Concert Looked Like
In photos: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 brought their legendary live show to Brooklyn, NY for a night of Afrobeat.
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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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14 November 2023
Premiere: Watch C'mon Tigre & Seun Kutis' Music Video for 'Habitat'
The Nigerian afrobeat star appears on a mesmerizing new single and music video from C'mon Tigre.
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