The cast of the Broadway musical Fela! perform in Lagos. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images
Alaba Ilesanmi, Florida State University
Almost three decades after his passing in 1997,...
AFROBEATS STAR REMA
In 2023, one song dominated the urban music charts.
Everyone knew the words to it.
It was smooth, relaxing, catchy, but still something you...
by Chijioke Ngobili, University of Nigeria
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and...
by Garhe Osiebe, Rhodes University
Another Grammy Awards season and there is a growing list of African nominees. For African music enthusiasts, it is heartwarming...
