Alma Afrobeat Ensemble – It’s Time (Slow Walk Music, 2015) It’s Time is the new album by Spain-based Afrobeat band Alma Afrobeat Ensemble. The group…
Afrobeat Melting Pot
Tag: Afrobeat
The Best of Spanish Reggae at Siroco in Madrid
The legendary Siroco club in Madrid will present a reggae music special on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 21:00 (9:00 p.m.). The lineup includes Blueskank…
Don’t Nix the Mix
Seems like a clear majority of releases coming my way nowadays are some kind of fusion music. It hasn’t been easy tearing myself away from…
Lineup for London’s La Linea 2016 Festival
The artists scheduled to perform in 2016 La Linea Festival, London’s annual Latin music fest, include: Sunday 24 April at Koko Criolo, One of Brazil’s…
Buika with a Caribbean Seasoning
Buika Vivir sin miedo (DRO/Warner Music Spain/Warner Music Latina, 2015) Afro-Spanish Spanish singer-songwriter and composer Buika developed Vivir sin miedo (To Live without Fear) in…
The Infectious Songs of Ghanaian Afrobeat
Various Artists Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 – Afrobeat Airways 2 (Analog Africa, 2013) Although many associate afrobeat primarily with Nigeria, Ghana was another afrobeat…
Ghanaian Highlife Guitar Legend Ebo Taylor to Release Life Stories
Following his first international solo release with Afrobeat Academy, Love And Death, Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor teams up again with Strut Records for…
Fela Kuti’s Exceptional Life and Music Presented in Free Documentary Screening
Seun Kuti will rock the WI Union Theater on Wednesday, June 27, at 8:30pm. But attendees are also invited to attend a special free presentation…
Carrying the Kuti Name with Noble Integrity. An interview with Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti, Fela Kuti’s youngest son, will be touring North America in late June and early July with Egypt 80, his father’s band. To find…
4th Annual Fela Kuti Day in San Diego
San Diego (California), USA – WorldBeat Cultural Center will present the 4th Annual Fela Kuti Day on Saturday, November 4th at 8:00pm. The festival features…