Celebrated singer Yemi Alade has visited the Paris museum where the Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti was honored. The award-winning songstress posted photos of herself with Fela’s portrait on ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — "FELA LIVES," reads the Gothic-lettered tattoo on the back of one of the sons of the legendary Afrobeat singer from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti died 15 years ago but his name ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - When he was alive, Fela Kuti electrified Nigerians and many music lovers the world over with his hip-shaking and strangely hypnotic blend of jazz, funk and West African folk rhythms.

The home Afrobeat legend, <strong>Fela Anikulapo Kuti</strong> has been transformed into a museum in his memory. The official opening of the memorabilia/ museum took ...

Twenty Nine years after the death of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Afrobeat progenitor will be honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award by the Recording Academy, producers of the global ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three decades after his death, the “father of Afrobeat” Fela Kuti has made history by becoming the first African to get a Lifetime ...

CLARIFICATION: The following story should have mentioned the Museum of African Diaspora's involvement as a co-presenter. For artists, fellow musicians, even people who had just learned who he was, he ...