1win Nigeria set the Guinness World Record for the Most Massive Afrobeat Dance, creating a moment that blended culture, community, and celebration in true Lagos style. With over 400 dancers, ...
Let’s set the scene. You’re out with friends, or maybe by yourself, at a local nightclub or day party, and the DJ on set gives a shoutout to the “Carribeans” in the crowd. They say something like, ...
A new compilation of this hybrid Nigerian dance music—popularized in the U.S. by the likes of Drake and Diplo—shows that with Afrobeats, there’s much more than one dance. Save this story Save this ...
Recent years have seen the popularity of Afrobeats soar across the world. July 2021 saw the launch of the first ever Official Afrobeats Chart, a weekly Top 40 initiated by Afro Nation that will shine ...
It's the new sound of the UK underground, reworking the African pop of Fela Kuti for kids reared on grime, hip-hop and funky house. With stars like Kanye West wanting in, just how big will it get? As ...
Do you do the Shaku Shaku? Zanku’s legwork? How about a throwback: the Galala, anyone? The West African musical genre — Afrobeats — has thousands of distinctive steps and moves that can be learned ...
When Asake takes the stage at the King’s Theatre on November 8 for this year’s Red Bull Symphonic, he will be the third artist (after Metro Boomin and Rick Ross), as well as the first Nigerian act, to ...