This new mix by Uchenna Ikonne features Nigerian artists like musician/actress Christy Essien-Igbokwe and singer Henry Pedro playing in the folk, country, and rock genres that are typically associated ...

The cheering crowd in southwestern Nigeria is thousands strong but when the performer on stage in a yellow catsuit and glittering cape beats out eerie rhythms on a steel drum, they hush. The musical ...

Afrobeat, a mix of Nigerian and American music with chanted vocals, was developed in the 1970s by the late Nigerian singer and activist Fela Kuti, who is the subject of the award-winning Broadway ...