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Damon Albarn on Tony Allen
Reviews June 25, 2020
Damon Albarn on Tony Allen
Photo Essay: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Features April 30, 2020
Photo Essay: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
BANTU Returns with New Video: “Disrupt the Programme”
Blog April 10, 2020
BANTU Returns with New Video: “Disrupt the Programme”
Farewell to Kehinde Lijadu
Best of The Beat December 17, 2019
Farewell to Kehinde Lijadu
DJ Center, Akoya Afrobeat, Most of NYC's Afrobeat Scene in Video For “Dem Say Ah”
Blog November 19, 2019
DJ Center, Akoya Afrobeat, Most of NYC's Afrobeat Scene in Video For “Dem Say Ah”
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
Reviews November 1, 2019
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Fela Is Freed
Best of The Beat October 11, 2019
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Fela Is Freed
Felebrate Good Times Oct. 12 at Nublu 151
Blog October 4, 2019
Felebrate Good Times Oct. 12 at Nublu 151
Newen Afrobeat: A Chilean Collective Inspired by Fela's Music and Activism
Blog July 10, 2019
Newen Afrobeat: A Chilean Collective Inspired by Fela's Music and Activism
Echoes of Japan
Reviews June 7, 2019
Echoes of Japan
Minyo Crusaders
Bahir
Reviews June 5, 2019
Bahir
Photo Essay: The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Plays Fela (and Tosin)
Blog January 30, 2019
Photo Essay: The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Plays Fela (and Tosin)
Featured Players for Rhythm Nations
Blog August 30, 2018
Featured Players for Rhythm Nations
Brooklyn Afrobeat Update: Underground System and Super Yamba Band
Blog August 22, 2018
Brooklyn Afrobeat Update: Underground System and Super Yamba Band
Tosin Live at Analog in Brooklyn
August 17, 2018
Tosin Live at Analog in Brooklyn
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Antibalas--The Afrobeat Goes On
Best of The Beat July 11, 2018
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Antibalas--The Afrobeat Goes On
Emmanuel Jal: A Timely and Fruitful Collaboration With Sister Nyaruach
Blog June 20, 2018
Emmanuel Jal: A Timely and Fruitful Collaboration With Sister Nyaruach
Emmanuel Jal
African Scream Contest 2
Reviews June 13, 2018
African Scream Contest 2
Angelique Kidjo Tackles Talking Heads' Remain in Light
Reviews June 8, 2018
Angelique Kidjo Tackles Talking Heads' Remain in Light
Kafundó Vol. 6: Afrobeat Brazil
Blog April 17, 2018
Kafundó Vol. 6: Afrobeat Brazil
Various Artists
Femi Kuti Talks About His New Album, and New Take on Life
Reviews February 13, 2018
Femi Kuti Talks About His New Album, and New Take on Life
Field Report: WOMEX 2017
Blog November 17, 2017
Field Report: WOMEX 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Fela’s Last Phone Call (1984)
Best of The Beat October 18, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Fela’s Last Phone Call (1984)
Mind the Band: Tony Allen
Reviews September 12, 2017
Mind the Band: Tony Allen
What Goes Up
Reviews September 7, 2017
What Goes Up
Ticket Giveaway: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, With Super Yamba Band
Blog August 25, 2017
Ticket Giveaway: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, With Super Yamba Band
Afropop Premiere: "No Bad News" by Chicago Afrobeat Project
Blog August 25, 2017
Afropop Premiere: "No Bad News" by Chicago Afrobeat Project
Listen: Super Yamba Band's "N'diarabi" With Ismael Kouyate
Reviews August 22, 2017
Listen: Super Yamba Band's "N'diarabi" With Ismael Kouyate
The Brooklyn-based, Afrobeat-inflected funk outfit just re-released their song “N’diarabi” on vinyl.
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
Blog August 22, 2017
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
Brooklyn Afrobeat group Super Yamba Band made the long journey across the East River to Bryant Park in Manhattan to play the third annual Emerging Music Festival on Sat., Aug. 19.
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
Blog August 21, 2017
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
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