BBC World: Afrobeat:
Take the improvisational character of jazz, combine it with the raunchiness of funk, flavour the mixture with African tradition and add a political message to it. What do you end up with? An Afrobeat record!
But where does Afrobeat come from? What's political about this genre and why does it appeal to... >>read more
Kokolo: Official site of New York City group. Contains news, mp3s, message forums, photos, and links. Kokolo (a name derived from Spanish-Harlem slang used to describe hardcore followers of afro music) formed in may 2001, at a time when the Big Apple's nu afro-beat scene began to take shape ... >>read more
Afrobeat music, Afro-Beat album reviews and recommendations by DJ Joe Sixpack.
The "Afro-Beat" sound -- African dance music fused with rock and modern funk -- was pioneered by Nigerian superstar, Fela Kuti, but it soon spread throughout the African continent, with dozens of bands taking up the new style. Many of the best Afro-Beat... >>read more