A previously unreleased drum solo featuring Afrobeat legend Tony Allen and Cream’s Ginger Baker has been unearthed for a 50th anniversary reissue of Fela Kuti ’s Live!, arriving November 19th ...

Let's Start; Black Man's Cry; Ye Ye De Smell; Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die); Ginger Baker and Tony Allen drum solo (live at the Berlin Jazz Festival 1978). Fela Ransome-Kuti: voice; Tunde ...

For those who have proverbially fallen in love with the prolific and powerful musician, Fela Kuti, there are some new goodies in the works to enjoy. This November, fans can acquire two new ...

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, previously Ransome-Kuti, was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1938. His father, like his grandfather, was a minister of the Protestant church, and director of the local grammar ...

Nearly three decades after his death, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has posthumously made history, becoming the first Nigerian artiste inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Femi Kuti is the eldest son of Afrobeat legend and pioneer Fela Kuti. Femi began his career playing in Fela’s band Egypt 80, but carried on the Afrobeat torch in the 1980s, leading his own band, ...