“Today, arguably it’s the only existing indigenous Nigerian music that is still relevant,” Bobo Omotayo says of fuji. Omotayo is an executive producer of The Odyssey, a forthcoming documentary on 100 ...

The Nation can report that the annual intellectual discourse that brings together artistes with focus on Yoruba music in the entertainment industry has been set to hold. The conference, themed ...

A new documentary, entitled “The Odyssey”, is set to detail Yoruba music’s 100-year history to Afrobeats and beyond. “The Odyssey” will take viewers on an illuminating journey through the history of ...

The documentary, titled “The Odyssey”, will trace the history and evolution of different subcultures within the music, including Were, Sakara, Apala, Juju, AfroJuju, and Fuji, among many others.

In an ambitious effort to chart the lineage of Yoruba and Afrobeats music over the past century and its global influence, Nigerian superstar Adekunle Gold has co-produced a forthcoming documentary ...

From the primeval age of Ayànàgalú (the Yorùbá pioneer-drummer-turned-deity-of-drumming) to the modern era, Yorùbá musical traditions have been shaped by individual performers: drummers, dancers, ...

Few days after he marked his 61st birthday, Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall popularly known as K1 De Ultimate has revealed his discontent with the present state of Yoruba music. He was ...

Dr. Babalola said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, September 3, 2016. He also talked about the growth of the music industry in Africa and Nigeria, mentioning ...

When twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz—the duo known as Ibeyi who fuse traditional Afro-Cuban influences into neo-soul spirituals—took the stage at Washington DC's 9:30 Club at the end of September, it ...

Together, after a cozy, expansive interview with Afrobeats star Adekunle Gold, they brought the singer into the fold as a producer as well. While Gold gives the work-in-progress a celebrity face and ...

In an ambitious effort to chart the lineage of Yoruba and Afrobeats music over the past century and its global influence, Nigerian superstar Adekunle Gold has co-produced a forthcoming documentary ...

White House Productions announced a groundbreaking partnership on Thursday: Nigerian music star and songwriter Adekunle Gold will co-produce a documentary that showcases the last century of Yoruba ...