Note: This article was originally published in April 2005. It was created at a time when African music was on the cusp of becoming an increasingly large part of the Western pop culture landscape.

Based in London and of Nigerian descent, Afro B is making a global footprint with his timeless music. Afro B created the term “Afrowave” which is a fusion of hip-hop, dance hall, and Afrobeat melodies ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

Turn on your favorite urban contemporary Miami radio station and you will hear a rotation of hip-hop, dancehall, reggaeton and Afrobeats, the fast-rising music set to percussive African beats with a ...

Afrobeats singer Tems wins the award for Best African Music Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards, beating out a talented lineup of fellow Nigerian artists. Tems’ win marked a historic moment for ...

You can hear it there. African culture is embedded in the beats and rhythms of Latin America. And this is Black History Month. Our Felix Contreras of Alt.Latino is going to dig into some Afro-Latino ...

Grammy-nominated Nigerian DJ and producer Damie says balancing tradition and innovation remains the driving force behind ...