Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who played on countless hits with his longtime partner Robbie Shakespeare, has ...
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Younger and older Nigerians have continued to argue over the comparison between Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and ...
Some 1970s rock giants lost their way in the '80s – these 12, though, reinvented themselves and thrived in bold new ...
Here's a look at three supergroups from different decades that lived up to the hype, but didn’t last very long.
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti remains one of Nigeria’s most iconic musicians and fearless social critics, and his influence still stirs passionate debate today; especially in discussions comparing his legacy ...
“Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music of Parliament Funkadelic" will take over the Detroit Opera House on Jan. 31. The ...
Just before showtime on Jan. 12, 2017, the legendary East Bay funk band’s longtime drummer David Garibaldi and part-time ...
From creative disagreements to musical missteps, these legendary rock bands rode dramatic waves of success and failure ...
If you want to make it big in music, you need teen listeners on your side. These three songs from the late 1970s resonated with teens quite a bit.
On January 21, 1978, the soundtrack to the motion picture Saturday Night Fever hit the top spot on the Billboard charts and ...
Widely regarded as the pioneer of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Kuti created a groundbreaking fusion of music, politics and ...