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 ...
Afrobeat is a genre of music that originated in Nigeria in the 1960s and 1970s. It is a fusion of West African music, jazz, funk, and soul. The genre is characterized by its complex rhythms, use of ...
The contemporary jazz scene in the UK doesn’t limit itself in terms of expanding beyond the genre. The new wave of musicians such as Shabaka Hutchings, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, ...
Once upon a time, Lagos was the city where Afrobeat stars such as Fela Kuti and Fatai Rolling Dollar cast musical spells under tropical skies. Backed by dozen-strong live bands, their words incited ...
With the Nigerian bandleader Fela and later on his own, he merged West African styles with American jazz and funk, reaching listeners worldwide. By Jon Pareles Tony Allen, the drummer who created the ...
Afrobeat is a genre of music that originated in Nigeria in the 1960s and 1970s. It is a fusion of West African music, jazz, funk, and soul. The genre is characterized by its complex rhythms, use of ...
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