Afrobeats is one of the fastest-growing genres in the country. There are big names who have seen global success, but there are even more talented up-and-coming artists looking to achieve the same type ...

Afrobeats did not become a global force by accident . It grew out of years of experimentation, resilience, cultural ...

Emerging in the 2000s, Afrobeats is a popular style of West African music that employs polyrhythms and syncopation and draws inspiration from hip-hop, R&B, dancehall and more while incorporating ...

Tiwa Savage is the kind of personality who you can feel enter a room seconds before you actually see them. It's not just the rustle of her impeccably fashionable clothes, but that certain intangible ...

Jessenation is the stage name for Afrobeats singer Jesse Emeghara. Jessenation is a fast rising Afrobeats and Afropop artist in Chicago blending African roots with global sounds that unites culture.

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 ...

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Most people confuse Afrobeat and Afrobeats but don’t know that the two are predominantly distinct in sound and genre. Music historians have traced origin sounds of Afrobeat in Ghana and Nigeria as ...

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 ...

For decades the Western world adopted the term Afrobeats to describe Pop music with sonic roots in Ghana and Nigeria and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa While there's no codification of the history ...