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Ever wondered whatever happened to those who paved the way for today's stars?
THE ART AND LEGACY OF FELA ANIKULAPO-KUTI
 olitically speaking, contemporary Africa is a disaster area, simultaneously
pulling itself together and tearing itself apart as it tries to deal with the pernicious long-term effects of colonialism.
Culturally, it is one o...
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OSIBISA: FULL ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY
 Formed in London in 1969 by three Ghanaian and three Caribbean musicians, Osibisa played a central role in developing an awareness of African music among European and North American audiences in the 70s.
The Ghanaian founder members of Osibisa - Teddy Osei (saxophone), Sol Amarfio (drums) and Mac Tontoh, Teddy''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''...
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ADE, SUNNY, KING
 King Sunny Ade is the undisputed king of juju music, the dance-inspiring hybrid of western pop and traditional African music with roots in the guitar tradition of Nigeria. Although he''''s yet to equal the success that he enjoyed with his early-1980s albums and American tours, Ade and his band, His African Beats, continue to weave an infectious...
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KOO NIMO: THE LIVING LEGEND
 Koo Nimo is a living legend from Ghana, playing multiple forms of traditional musics as well as new music, informed by western influences.
Koo (also known as Daniel Amponsah, from his days in London) grew up as part of the royal family of Ghana, where he learned to play the traditional red and black kete drums of the royal ensembles. By the time he was nineteen, he was teach...
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THE HIGHLIFE ALLSTARS
 Some of the greatest of all Highlife artists recalling the golden era of Ghana''''s Guitar Highlife and Palmwine music. Features singers Alex Konadu and Prince Osei Kofi, the Palmwine sounds of Kwadwo Tawia and brassband highlife by Kwaku Abeka ...
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HUG MASEKELA
Hugh Masekela has an extensive jazz background and credentials, but has enjoyed major success as one of the earliest leaders in the world fusion mode. Masekela''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s vibrant trumpet and flugelhorn solos have been featured in pop, R&B, disco, Afropop and jazz contexts. He''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s had America...
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CHIEF HUBERT OGUNDE
My life with Hubert Ogunde, his regrets
Fourteen years after the death of the doyen of African theatre, dramatist and filmmaker Chief Hubert Ogunde, one of his wives Rev (Mrs) Adekoya Ogunde in London spoke on late sage’s greatest regret and his last moment on earth before he departed for the great beyond at the London Cromwell Hospital.
Chie...
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REMEMBERING THE GREAT HARUNA ISHOLA
UNTIL the arrival on the scene of Ayinla Omowura and perhaps the popularity in later years of Epe-born Ligali Mukaiba, Haruna Ishola, reigned supreme as the foremost apala music exponent in Nigeria. And before he died, he added a feather to his cap by his unprecedented contribution to the development of the music industry in Africa
With a gentle but compelling rhythm that is steeped in the style of Ajao Oru, leader of an...
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TUBOSUN OLADAPO (MUSICIAN AND POET)
 Almost 30 years after releasing his hit album, Oni l’ojo Igbeyawo, Tubosun Oladapo, popular poet and folklorist recently told us what motivated him into producing this celebrated work. He explained how he had a frustrated marriage, which eventually broke up due largely to misunderstanding.
As a result of this, he decided to wax an album with the hope of ...
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WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE ORACLE ( CHIEF YEMI ELEBUIBON )
 By now, it is expected that the gleeful, yet resounding shout of Hurrah! (Happy new Year) would have rented the air in every part of Yorubaland, particularly among the descendants of Oduduwa in Diaspora. This may however sound strange to many people owing to the fact that the new year (by western calendar) is still five months away.
So, why should anybody start jubilating...
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