Has romance turned into a marketplace where intimacy is measured through transactions?
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Fela Kuti’s legacy plays out in music, in politics and even in food, with Nigerian restaurants paying homage to him on their menus.
The album doesn’t live up to the hype - but features some decent collaborations.
El afrobeat conquistó el mundo, influyendo en estilos musicales, llenando estadios y cosechando premios.
Afrobeats truly conquered the globe, influencing music styles, packing out stadiums and lifting awards.
Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.
The man who taught Fela Kuti a thing or two has been all but erased from formal music history. He deserves much better treatment in death.
Afrobeats emerged when West African pop music became cool. It has been boosted by the diaspora, big name collaborations and American culture.
The truth remains that no artist through Nigeria’s postcolonial years has contributed close to what Fela did – and continues to do - for human rights and social justice.
When pop star D'banj signed up to help get Goodluck Jonathan elected president, fans turned on him. But a hit song turned things around.
From red berets to full-on cosplaying, leaders across the continent have a robust relationship with fashion.
How do elements of Fela Kuti’s music get reproduced by today’s pop musicians?
How do two artists from different ends of the world get inspired by the pioneer of Afrobeats?
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