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 ...

“I come from South Africa, I represent Ampiano. I represent my country," said Tyla. Tyla used her first Video Music Awards win to educate the world on African music. The Johannesburg native gained ...

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Young Game has drawn attention to the often-ignored hurdles confronting African diaspora artists ...

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

Maverick singer Seun Kuti has warned Afrobeats artists to desist from comparing themselves to his father, the late Afrobeat ...

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Afrobeats have exploded onto the global stage, igniting a cultural wildfire that can't be ignored. The success of West African mainstream pop music is best explained by its soaring numbers. According ...

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 ...