"Sometimes it’s better to not know each other as people first and just play," says Yannis Philippakis, one of the last musicians to get on the tools with the late Afrobeat pioneer, Tony Allen. (Photo ...
Brace yourselves for the musical storm Yung Wylin’s bringing in 2024. In the groovy beats of Afrobeat rhythms, Yung Wylin emerges as a trailblazing force on the U.S. Billboard Afrobeat Songs Charts, ...
At the 2024 Video Music Awards (VMAs), South African singer Tyla made waves with her performance and acceptance speech after winning the “Best Afrobeat” award for her hit song, “Water.” This moment ...
Tyla storms in at No. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart as "Chanel" bags the top spot of the list dated Nov. 8.
The Budos Band's third album pictures a cobra on the cover. The other two? A scorpion and a volcano. The idea behind the tough-guy covers, says Jared Tankel, the band's baritone sax player, is to ...
An Afrobeat singer-songwriter from Northampton is in with the chance of two Grammy nominations after having both his debut ...
Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their collaboration was released as the five-song EP Lagos Paris London under Yannis & ...