Afrobeat, the powerful hybrid of jazz, funk and Nigerian highlife pioneered
by Fela Kuti continues it's march into the future. We'll listen to music from
many artists keeping that legacy alive today, including The
Afromotive, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, Chicago Afrobeat Projec...
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we revisit some favorites from the flourishing music scene in Lagos in the
1970s. We'll hear from Segun Bucknor, Orlando Julius Ekemode, Chief
Stephen Osita Osadebe, Celestine Ukwu, Sir Victor Uwaifo, and many more.
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Randy Weston, who celebrated the African origins of jazz and the myriad
other styles created by Africans in the Americas. Weston passed away Sept. 1
at the age of 92, bringing to a close an illustrious 60+ year career, in
which he stressed that Africanness, studied it's roo...
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