Tag: AFROBEAT
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett: A tribute to Orlando Julius Ekemode
It is most heartbreaking to have to accept that the gentleman musician, the musical omoluabi, the incomparable Orlando Julius Ekemode of the sexy eji...
Orlando Julius was not a highlife crooner – Widow
Latoya Ekemode, widow of musician Orlando Julius, has said her husband was not a highlife crooner.
The African-American made the statement in a Facebook post...
Seun Kuti celebrates 39th birthday
Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has celebrated his 39th birthday.
The the Egypt 80 current band leader announced his birthday in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Thanking...
Seun Kuti celebrates daughter on 8th birthday
Afrobeat star Seun Kuti on Monday showered praises on his daughter Adara to celebrate her eighth birthday.
The excited father wrote a goodwill message to...
Burna Boy’s Kilometre hits No. 1 on UK Afrobeat chart
Afro-fusion star Burna Boy has hit a new international milestone with his new song 'Kilometre' peaked at number one on the UK official Afrobeats...
Uche Jombo knocks New York Post over report on Beyonce making...
Nollywood actress Uche Jombo has knocked a US-based media organisation New York Post over a report that American singer Beyonce made Afrobeat go international.
In...
Seun Kuti refutes claim Tony Allen co-created Afrobeat with Fela
Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, has refuted the claims that late drummer, Tony Allen, co-created Afrobeat music with his father, Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
The...
Tony Allen didn’t co-create Afrobeat with Fela – Lemi Ghariokwu
Famous art illustrator, Lemi Ghariokwu, has countered beliefs that the late drummer, Tony Allen, co-created Afrobeat with Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Allen died on April 30 in...
Burna Boy rejects comparison with Fela
Afro-fusion singer, Burna Boy has rejected comparison between him and Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Speaking in a feature titled Burna Boy, Global Giant in...
Naomi Campbell can say whatever she likes about Afrobeats – Seun...
Afrobeat star, Seun
Kuti, was a guest at QedTV on Wednesday, January 29, 2020.
Speaking with Olumide Iyanda, the 37-year-old dismisses Afrobeats as a music genre,...