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‘We’ve had moments of devastating pain’: jazz icons Ezra Collective on their new album – and why we can’t rely on the government

Speaking at a Guardian Live event at Love Supreme festival, the band tell us about lessons with Tony Allen, mayhem in Lagos and why musicians should be ‘pillars of the community’

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“I got wrecked, paranoid, the whole thing... and then they hit this riff that I still remember. I just wept”: Paul McCartney on the life-changing moment he saw Fela Kuti live while smoking with Ginger Baker

McCartney recalls how a series of unfortunate events led to a friendship with Nigerian legend, Fela Kuti

Guitar World

50 years on, Fela's legendary 'Zombie' album still resonates in Nigeria

In 1976, Fela Kuti's song "Zombie" became a powerful protest against Nigeria's military rule

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The mural project honouring the Black cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro – photo essay

Despite its majority Afro-descendant population, fewer than 10% of public monuments across Rio commemorate Black people. Photographer María Magdalena Arréllaga chronicles the project seeking to redress the balance

The Guardian - UK

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2026 revealed: Oasis, Phil Collins and Sade among the inductees

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2026, with Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Oasis, Sade and Wu-Tang Clan among the names being inducted.

Euronews

Ebo Taylor obituary

Ghanaian guitarist, arranger, singer-songwriter and cult hero who rose to fame outside Africa only late in life

The Guardian - UK

Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90

Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history

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Fela Kuti’s Grammy lifetime achievement award is a major win for African music

Fela Kuti has become the first African to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards

The Independent UK

The Latest: Olivia Dean, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny among Grammy winners

Olivia Dean has taken home the best new artist award at the 68th annual Grammy Awards

The Independent UK

Nigeria's Fela Kuti first African to receive lifetime Grammy award

Nigeria's Afrobeat king Fela Kuti was on Saturday evening posthumously recognised by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction.

Radio France Internationale

Chaka Khan, Cher, Whitney Houston, Fela Kuti get Grammys Life Achievement Awards

Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti, and Whitney Houston have received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards

The Independent UK

Afrobeats legend Fela Kuti to become first African to get Lifetime Achievement Award at Grammys

The award comes nearly 30 years after Fela Kuti's death, and two years after the Grammys introduced the Best African Performance category.

Euronews

‘You can’t drink Fanta. You have to smoke marijuana’: Fela Kuti’s artist recalls their wild collaborations

When the Afrobeat sensation first saw Lemi Ghariokwu’s work, he said, ‘Wow!’ Then he plied him with marijuana and asked him to design his album sleeves. The artist recalls their extraordinary partnership – and the day Kuti’s Lagos HQ burned

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best podcasts of 2025

Can Bill Nighy solve your life problems? Why are comedians moonlighting as detectives? And what happens when an AI steals your heart? This year’s most addictive podcasts …

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‘A palette unlike anything in the west’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and more on how Nigerian art revived Britain’s cultural landscape

To mark a new exhibition at Tate Modern, author Ben Okri and other leading British-Nigerian cultural figures trace the impact of their heritage on their work, and consider its growing influence on the world stage

The Guardian - UK

From Tron: Ares to Riot Women: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

There’s another sequel to the beloved 1980s sci-fi classic, and Sally Wainwright’s latest about a new rock band formed of middle-aged women

The Conversation

Fela and food: how Lagos restaurants are serving up the music star’s legacy

In Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial and creative capital, food is doing something unusual. It’s keeping alive the spirit of a musician.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not noise. It’s a message’: the misunderstood misfits of Nigeria’s underground rock scene

In a country that doesn’t always reward difference, defiant Nigerian musicians are reawakening their country’s rock and giving those on the margins the space to feel seen

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Evening Standard

Burna Boy may be the most important artist on the planet: 'The universe chose me'

The Afrobeats mega-star is in London for the Wireless festival while delivering a new album which cements his status as one of the most important artists on the planet.

The Guardian - UK

I wrote off Glastonbury as a ‘white’ festival – until I finally went

Camping, fogey rock acts and a lack of diversity meant I once ignored Glasto. But visiting Worthy Farm for a second year was like returning home

TechRadar

I tested Sennheiser's HD 505 wired headphones, and they give you a taste of the high end at a real-world price

Affordable Sennheiser open-backed headphones with rich sound and a comfortable fit.

MusicRadar

“We were human samplers. We’d listen to the tapes, isolate the best bits, then learn how to play them over and over again”: How Talking Heads created their classic hit Once In A Lifetime

“We very nearly abandoned the song," said David Byrne

MusicRadar

Is pop music really being dumbed down? A music professor explains what the science really says

Scientific studies claim that modern music is growing simpler than ever before - both lyrically and musically. But are they measuring what really matters?

Evening Standard

The best gigs and club nights in London this weekend, from Femi Kuti to Kehlani

Maddy Mussen shares her pick of the shows to see and be seen at this weekend

The National (Scotland)

The 10 best things to see at Celtic Connections this winter

One of Glasgow’s favourite annual events, Celtic Connections, will return to the city once again this January.

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