When legendary Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti toured the US in the ’70s, he was blown away by the funk, soul, disco and other African-American music forms he heard here. So he took them with him back ...

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 bring their white hot melodies, thunderous vocal stylings and high vibration rhythms to the Boulder Theater tonight. But while Seun, the son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela ...

On this sophomore release High Noon, Afrobeat revivalists the Funk Ark amplify the energy and enthusiasm of their debut, From the Rooftop (2011). Those instrumental jams moved at mid-tempo and drew ...

A couple of years ago, a record came out that sounded like a lost collaboration between James Brown and Fela Kuti. Bristling with off-kilter African horn harmonies and bubbling with tight syncopated ...

The 1960’s and 1970’s were a time of political and social turmoil in the U.S. and also a time of transition and change. The era saw the rise of Malcolm X and MLK, afros and dashikis, blackploitation ...

We Americans have some very different ideas about music. Here, it's an industry, a part of the GNP-- even ... Save this story Save this story We Americans have some very different ideas about music.

The unlikely savior of a vanishing African musical tradition is a German expatriate in Park Slope, Brooklyn — and he’s packing parties full of hipsters by playing records from before they were born.

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The “Mo” in Motet stands for “more,” and that’s exactly what this Denver-based band delivers while keeping pace with developments in music and technology. The Motet specializes in complex compositions ...