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Afrobeats

September 26, 2022

Recording Academy considers Afrobeats category for Grammy Awards

The Recording Academy is having sit-downs and listening sessions with key producers, artistes, songwriters and executives players in the Afrobeats scene.

Recording Academy
May 12, 2022

Learn from Bob Marley, stop vulgar music, King Wadada advises young artists

The artiste noted that the major problem in the reggae genre of music was that the media do not project it enough compared to hip-hop, juju, fuji and all.

Bob Marley
April 1, 2022

Davido featured in official FIFA World Cup soundtrack

FIFA noted that the choice of Davido alongside two others is to “connect with audiences worldwide through the shared passions of football and music.”

Davido
March 15, 2021

How Afrobeat stole the show at 63rd Grammys

Central to the music are vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion, popularised by multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti.

Burna Boy and Wizkid
February 4, 2021

Asisat Oshoala, Tiwa Savage reveal Afrobeats influence on their lives

“Each time I go on the pitch, I want to represent the whole of Africa,” Oshoala said.

Asisat Oshoala and Tiwa Savage
November 28, 2020

Tiwa Savage’s album listed on Time’s 2020 top 10

The album featured Sam Smith, Naira Marley, Stefflon Don, Dice Aisles and Hamza.

Tiwa Savage