Music

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.

Harry Belafonte: a singer and actor but an activist at heart

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectMay 1, 2023January 16, 202508 mins

Belafonte led a life of tireless activism and was present at the many peaks of 20th-century civil and human rights struggles across the globe.

How hip-hop has enhanced American education over the past 50 years, from rec rooms to classrooms

The Conversation via Reuters ConnectApril 27, 2023January 16, 2025011 mins

Educators are not only remembering the obvious ways hip-hop has influenced language and fashion or provided the soundtrack to our study sessions and sports events, but we are also acknowledging how hip-hop has changed education.

The Era of Afrofuturism

Anand SubramanianApril 25, 2023January 16, 202508 mins

Afrofuturism is a cultural trend that has gained popularity in recent decades. It is a future vision based on Black people’s experiences, traditions, and ambitions.