Finding out that Nigeria had thriving psych-rock and funk scenes in the ’70s is akin to discovering Yemen harbored a killer ice-hockey league in the Phil Esposito era. But several bands in the Lagos ...

The cover of the newly reissued 1977 LP Yoyi, originally released by Jorge Soler León under the name Grupo los Yoyi Credit: Courtesy of Future Rootz Medina grew up in Cuba, but his voracious appetite ...

Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump captures a CD-length slice of diversity, taking in nearly as many styles as it has tracks to offer a brilliant panorama of the country's popular music in the 1970s, with a bit ...

On March 17th, 2024, The African Music Library and lawyer and historian Nze Ed Emeka Keazor hosted the official Lagos premiere of Nze Keazor’s film Ki'mon In an era where the contributions of our past ...

Note: This article was originally published in April 2005. It was created at a time when African music was on the cusp of becoming an increasingly large part of the Western pop culture landscape.

21+ Bar opens one hour before showtime. Happy hour 6:30 - 7 pm. Show starts at 7:30 pm. Two-drink minimum per guest. Come early for happy hour specials! Mestizo Beat is an Afro-Latin Soul instrumental ...

Cimafunk hasn’t been shy about throwing big, energetic shows or bringing on stage heavyweight guest performers like funk godfather George Clinton. But CimaFest NOLA is tying together a lot of things ...