The people loved seeing an Englishman in Africa 70. They couldn’t believe it at first. Oyinbo (white man) drummer! They would come and press money on my forehead. It was a mark of approval. It would ...

Led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey, London-based ensemble Kokoroko make afrobeat-influenced jazz (or maybe it’s the other way around), citing Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Ebo Taylor as inspirations for ...

UK-based singer, Rebecca Ward aka Becca Diamond, is making a bold entry into the Afrobeat music space, with aspirations to bridge cultural boundaries and redefine what it means to belong in the genre.

AFROBEAT singer and model May7ven has given her backing to the Nigerian Centenary Awards UK gala dinner due to take place on June 27 saying that she hopes it will serve as an inspiration to young ...

The revolutionary pulse of Lagos is set to return to British soil this spring as Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti brings his legendary band, The Positive Force, for a high-octane five-date UK tour. Presented ...

The global Afrobeat movement is preparing for a high-octane takeover this season as the Afrobeat Spring Tour 2026 officially rolls out across the United Kingdom. Running from May 30 to June 20, the ...

UK-based Nigerian artist Ebenezer Olaolu Mabinuori, known as Ebonny Musik, has released a five-track EP titled Unstoppable, blending Afrobeat’s rhythmic pulse with the textured sound of UK urban music ...

LeoStayTrill knows that many artists who blow up on social media can’t translate that success into building cohesive, well-thought-out projects. Over the past year, the Bromley rapper has become an ...

Music to make you feel. Today: Japanese Afrobeat, UK soul and French synthpop are all up for grabs with Francesca Harding. KCRW’s Resident DJ is a sonic laboratory where artists are invited to ...

Fast-rising Nigerian artist, Ade Ebenezer, better known as Olakira, has reacted to the fact that his hit song, ‘Maserati’ is on the UK Top 20 Afrobeat Chart. The 30-year-old Ogun-born ‘Maserati’ ...