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Setting the record straight: Burna Boy didn’t create a music genre called Afrofusion

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, the largest city in Rivers State in Nigeria. He...

Pheelz and Bnxn’s ‘Finesse’ is Utterly Cool — and Breaking Through Globally

Pheelz is perhaps best known as the Nigerian producer who’s contributed to notable releases like Fireboy DML’s Apollo, Olamide’s Carpe Diem, and Tiwa Savage’s Celia. But he worked both...

Beyoncé has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists

Beyoncé has released her seventh solo studio album, titled Renaissance (2022). The album, an event in global popular culture, is...

‘The Devil’s Music’ No More: Inside Nigeria’s Rock Resurgence

In 2013, Bianca Okorocha, a Nigerian artist who performs as ClayRocksU, received a DM from one of her Twitter followers. It was an invitation to Metal...

How Burna Boy set the world alight with his mixed brew of influences

Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his...

The Future of Live Music Events | Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music: In the Round.

Live music events always go beyond hearing the music. There’s something about packed space, loud music and high energy performances that elevates the songs...

Independence Day Special with Harmattan Rain

Happy 64th Independence Day Ghana! To celebrate this year’s independence Day, Harmattan Rain has teamed up with UK online radio, No Signal to share the...

Masandi – Kaleidoscope EP

Masandi returns to UbeToo with “Kaleidoscope” EP, a compilation that’s a pleasure to listen to. The songster isn’t a regular on our orbit. Still, he...

Skye Wanda – Take Me Away

She isn’t a lady of the sky, but Skye Wanda can easily take you into new planes of musical pleasure with her music. She...

Simi and Bella Shmurda: two Afrobeats stars reveal a growing tendency to abuse Fela Kuti

There can no longer be any doubt that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician, activist and father of Afrobeat music,...

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