From Nigeria to the world: Afrobeats is having a global moment

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectMay 10, 2023January 16, 2025013 mins

Another Grammy Awards season and there is a growing list of African nominees.

100 years of pop music in Nigeria: what shaped four eras

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectMay 9, 2023January 16, 2025013 mins

A music recording in London in 1922 by Rev Josiah Ransome-Kuti (grandfather of music icon Fela Kuti) is regarded as the first formal effort at commercialising and “popularising” Nigerian music.

Setting the record straight: Burna Boy didn’t create a music genre called Afrofusion

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectMay 7, 2023December 12, 202409 mins

Burna Boy seems to be claiming to have created a new genre, Afrofusion, causing much debate.

How Senegal is decolonising its heritage and re-imagining an African future

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectMay 6, 2023January 16, 2025012 mins

Senegal’s reinterpretation of heritage sites enables it to overcome the legacies of the slave trade and colonialism.

Who invented Jollof rice? Senegal beats Ghana and Nigeria to the title

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectMay 6, 2023January 16, 202509 mins

The authorship – and therefore origins – of jollof rice (called ceebu jën in Senegal according to the Wolof spelling) is the subject of a spicy debate between West African nations.

How Black people in the 19th century used photography as a tool for social change

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectMay 5, 2023January 16, 202507 mins

To pose for a photograph became an empowering act for African Americans. It served as a way to counteract racist caricatures that distort facial features and mocked Black society.