Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold returns to his roots on Friday with the release of his sixth album, "Fuji", which he described ...

We’ve highlighted 10 of our favorite new Afrobeats (and related) songs that have come out roughly within the last month. Check out our latest Fresh Picks, and catch a vibe with our latest Spotify ...

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Uchenna Ikonne, a Nigerian music scholar, about Onyeabor's career and how he turned his back on music to become a... Nigerian Funk Musician William Onyeabor Dies At 70 ...

The song, produced by super producer Tempoe, combined the melodic fusion of Highlife and Funk, popularised in the 1970s and 80s in Nigeria by stars like Bright Chimezie, to deliver a record that is ...

Global popstar Tems believes women are being sidelined in the music business. She has created a platform, Leading Vibe ...

It seems like there’s nothing Nigerian music star Simi can’t do. A singer, songwriter, and one of the few women mixing and producing their own music, Simi is setting the stage for the future of ...

Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, is one of the major culture shifters in the Nigerian music industry.

Insofar as it uses electric instruments or horns, all African popular music is, to use the strange Orientalist term, Westernized. Afrobeat, however, took Westernization to new spiritual heights. The ...

Over the years, the artists who make up the industry have had their journeys to fame captured in a series of compelling documentaries with unique perspectives on their work. Through these ...