Rvssian is back with yet another Rauw Alejandro collaboration. The multi-platinum Jamaican producer tapped the Puerto Rican star, along with Afrobeats pioneer Wizkid, for “Pongo,” across-cultural jam ...

Wale recently spoke with OkayAfrica about Afrobeats and why it remains important for him to incorporate the sound into his music.

Fans of Nigerian artist CKay received a welcome gift in late January: the singer released his latest song, “Badminton.” It’s a high-energy, melodic track with an infectious sound. The song, which has ...

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Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay has criticised the popularised use of the term “Afrobeats,” describing it as a convenient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emerging in the 2000s, Afrobeats is a popular style of West African music that employs polyrhythms and syncopation and draws ...

Singer and evangelist, Kas Shobayo, popularly known as Kas Beats, has said that afrobeats artistes must honour industry legends in order to preserve the genre’s legacy. In an interview with Sunday ...

Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr has named her greatest Afrobeats artistes of all time, otherwise called “Afrobeats Big 3.” ...

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The management of popular Ghanaian Afrobeats artiste Lasmid has formally petitioned the Telecel Ghana Music Awards board, requesting a review of the Best Afrobeats Artiste category.

Nigerian singer Omah Lay has stirred reactions online after sharing his view about the structure of the Afrobeats music scene ...

The moment became a striking illustration of something my research keeps returning to: how music can carry the moral codes of ...