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 & ...

The album also breaks new topical grounds. “I think this album is probably more political than any of the songs I’ve done,” he says. For the album’s highly emotional bent, the singer drew upon his ...

Atomga (due this Saturday, January 18, at Cervantes’ Other Side) was founded by three friends who shared a mutual love of Afrobeat. Early on, Atomga expanded to its current size of eleven members, and ...

Tiwa Savage, the queen of afrobeats and Nigeria’s very own, recently dropped Celia—her first body of work to come out on Motown Records. The 13-track project, which she titled in tribute to her mother ...

Seeing big bands in small rooms has got to be one of the best experiences for a fan. By “big,” I don’t necessarily mean famous — I mean bands with enough members to field a softball team, squeezed ...

In a town that has been identified as a music hub for decades, it's almost unthinkable that there might be underrepresented genres in the Athens scene, but some local venues and promoters have taken ...