Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has asserted that his late father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the iconic pioneer of Afrobeat, essentially invented rap music as well. During an appearance on the Hits Don’t Lie ...

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Nigerian musician Oluwaseun Anikulapo Kutilisten popularly known as Seun Kuti, has said that his late father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, played a role in the early roots of rap music, claiming the Afrobeat ...

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The seven acts for Yle’s 2026 Contest for New Music UMK were announced today in a live broadcast. The UMK show on 28 February ...

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Beta Da Silva was born in Angola in 1996. He moved to Ireland in 2000, growing up predominantly in Palmerstown, Dublin. Having cut his teeth on college radio stations, he joined Liffey Sound FM in ...