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 ...

Note: This article was originally published in April 2005. It was created at a time when African music was on the cusp of becoming an increasingly large part of the Western pop culture landscape.

As a thematic mission statement, “African Rhythms” lays it out. As a musical mission statement, “African Rhythms” was equally explicit. With its clamorous percussion bedding, the track is driving, ...

HISTORY OF JUJU MUSIC : A HISTORY OF AN AFRICAN POPULAR MUSIC FROM NIGERIA T AJAYI THOMAS ILLUSTRATED THOMAS ORGANIZATIONSHADE LABELFISHER MUSIC ...

From I.K Dairo’s refreshing contribution, to King Sunny Ade and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, the legendary ying-yang of Juju music, Dami Ajayi traces the evolution of a genre which spanned the oil ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

The highly acclaimed Juju maestro, Segun Adeola Ogunyemi a.k.a. Sunny Melody, who was reportedly a travelling fly on his own in 2012 talks on his life,music, and his ride to fame. This is a man that ...

Two photographs of King Sunny Adé hang on the reception wall of M&C 106.5 FM radio station in Ondo town. One is a recent portrait identifying him as Dr. Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, M.F.R. (Member of the ...

Afrobeats is now a worldwide phenomenon rather than a local sound. Afrobeats has emerged as one of Africas most important cultural exports with albums on Spotify and Apple Music dominating playlists ...

Les Amazones d’Afrique is a supergroup of 10 remarkable West African female performers, including international stars, local heroes and up-and-coming musicians. Consisting of Grammy-winning icon ...