Felabration, the annual celebration and memorial in honour of Afrobeat maestro and music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti returns this October...
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti would have turned 81 on October 15 of this year, but for the fact that he has been...
Death, many people say, can be the biggest career move and for proof they point to Michael Jackson who was...
As Inspiro+Zome Naijazz-Afrobeat Tribute Concert Hold In Lagos Ace Afrobeat drummer and former member of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s band, Tony...
Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens which returned to Lagos in December continues to spotlight prevalent social issues...
Nneka Egbunaʼs is a voice that wants to be heard beyond itself. Her voice, charged, untiring, pours out of her...
“If Fela and Majek Fashek had a love child, that child would be Brymo.” I have been fascinated by Brymo...
This is a film with a dark theme and that darkness is evoked all through.
There is the wrong notion that Fela as Godfather of social commentary-and-protest lyrics/music in Nigeria, literarily covered all the bases!...
The hype fest around the release of Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall is quite dizzying but quite understandable. African Giant,...
With Fela trending following his nomination alongside other notable musical greats like Tina Turner, Carole King, Dionne Warwick, Rage Against...
Bolanle Austen-Peters is a strong advocate of the African storytelling as an important export to the outside world. She believes...