Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their collaboration was released as the five-song EP Lagos Paris London under Yannis & ...

Afrobeat emerging artist, Samuel Kufre, also known as Jumaye, has spoken of how his life story has influenced his songwriting. He explains that his songs are inspired by personal experiences, saying, ...

Music can be like a songwriter reaching into your subconscious and describing how you feel. These songs should mirror where you are at in your relationship One thing that occupies people’s thoughts ...

Brace yourselves for the musical storm Yung Wylin’s bringing in 2024. In the groovy beats of Afrobeat rhythms, Yung Wylin emerges as a trailblazing force on the U.S. Billboard Afrobeat Songs Charts, ...

The Budos Band's third album pictures a cobra on the cover. The other two? A scorpion and a volcano. The idea behind the tough-guy covers, says Jared Tankel, the band's baritone sax player, is to ...

Award-winning singer, Bello Sheriff, who is fondly referred to as Bello Sisqo, has been making headlines in German where he aligns with millions of fans worldwide Bello Sisqo, who is spreading the ...

There were instances in 2014 where it was easy to forecast this year’s biggest radio hits — we all heard Pharrell’s “Happy” and wanted to hear it again, and only the staunchest T-Swift opponent would ...

Rock Legend, 81, Joins Forces With Afrobeat Star and Fans Think the Song’s an Instant ‘Classic’ originally appeared on Parade. Mick Jaggeris no stranger to collaborating with other superstars. Though ...

Matt Tinari’s not my kid or anything, just an old high school friend who played in old high school bands and did occasionally pretentious shit like smoke cigarettes or call Gambia “The Gambia” or yell ...

"Sometimes it’s better to not know each other as people first and just play," says Yannis Philippakis, one of the last musicians to get on the tools with the late Afrobeat pioneer, Tony Allen. (Photo ...