Afrobeats loops bring the pulse of contemporary African pop into any studio workflow. Each track is constructed around a tight, syncopated drum kit—often built from layered congas, shakers, and ...

African artists are reshaping the global music scene by infusing traditional sounds with modern influences. This fusion ...

“Ouidah, Benin – September 1, 2012: Local men singing and playing drums and other instruments at small traditional village party. This event was a free performance for people who live in neighborhood.

Scene's biggest names include D'Banj, Atumpan, Wizkid, May7ven and R2Bees Step into any of the countless nightclubs in Lagos and you’re bound to find yourself immersed in a sonic journey of pulsating ...

Afrobeats music has taken the world by storm. Hit after hit featuring African artists has been trending on charts across the globe. But why now? "Time is of the essence," Nigerian singer Tems croons ...

One instrument commonly used in Afrobeats production that seems to be getting on the nerves of Ghanaian audio engineer Kofi Boachie-Ansah, known in the entertainment world as Beatmenace, is the solo ...

African music, like Latin music, has always placed in the ‘World music’ section of most streaming sites, meaning that the scene is too often misunderstood as being one sound. Well, that was never the ...

Afrobeats rode on its own generated zeitgeist to become a staple of the global cultural marketplace. How does it negotiate a bigger piece of the pie? Afrobeats - not to be confused with Afrobeat - ...