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 ...

Jùjú music traces its roots to the traditional, mostly drum based music of the Yoruba, one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups. Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and King Sunny Ade began playing the music ...

Afrobeats sounds and influences have risen in popularity in the United States, progressively dominating the country’s airwaves over the last several years. According to Jazzhistorytree, Afrobeat ...

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, ...