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Angélique Kidjo Nominated For 2024 African Genius Awards
Five-Grammy Winner, Angélique Kidjo, has been listed among nominees for the 2024 African Genius Awards, scheduled to take place later in September. The singer, songwriter, and actress, is part of 46 other personalities from the continent who have been shortlisted for the awards. The venue for the ceremony is yet to be announced but organizers…
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Harrysong Makes History As He Marries 30 Women In One Day; Breaks Fela Kuti’s Record
Music enthusiasts woke to news about Reggae Blues crooner Harrysong marrying 30 wives in a...
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Fela Kuti: Idris Elba’s Curates a 6 Box Set Series of Afrobeat Pioneer
Award-winning actor, Idris Elba, has curated a six-box set series of the godfather of the Afrobeat...
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Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat’s Estate Signs to WME Legends Division
WME Legends division, WME announced on Tuesday that it had signed the estate of Afrobeat pioneer...
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The Lyrics Of Afrobeats Songs Do Not Lack Substance; Here is Why
One element that earmarks Africa’s music genre whether Afrobeat or its newest brand, Afrobeats, is the art of storytelling. Generations of oral traditions of the African culture have been characterized...
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Afrobeats: An Overview of Africa’s Message of Untold Tales And Untapped Potential to The World
Afrobeats or Afro-Pop or Afro-Fusion (or Afropop or Afrofusion), the new trend of African music, is a general term used to describe the popular music of West Africa and the diaspora, originally developed...
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Afrobeats: Here Are The Founding Fathers of the Dynamic Music Genre
West Africa, in particular, gave rise to a new musical genre in the early 2000s that was a beautiful fusion of Western music genres like hip hop, R&B, and pop with traditional African music genres...
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Legacy Of Afrobeats: The Influence of Nigeria’s Fela Kuti And Ghana’s Osibisa Band
If there have ever been profound elements that characterize the African people, these would be their resounding affinity for culture and music. In recent times, African music has gained prominence globally...
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This is why Burna Boy is twice taller than any African artiste when it comes to selling out in U.S. biggest show arenas
Grammy Award-winning artiste Burna Boy is undoubtedly Africa’s biggest music export globally. The self-acclaimed African giant once again made history on Sunday by selling out the 21,000-capacity...
