KEXP Seattle — STG Presents FELA! May 28 – June 2, 2013 at The Paramount Theatre Next Showings: Friday: 8:00pm Saturday: 2:00pm & 8:00pm Sunday: 1:00pm & 6:30pm The first thing you take away from the first time you see Fela Kuti is the all-consuming cool. The... more info

Discobelle.net — Discobelle excluisve premiere! Artymove is a funky Stockholm based trio that have been described sounding something like: “…Deee-Lite and Moloko in the studio with Missy Elliott and Fela Kuti produced by Quincy Jones…” They re... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Spinning Fela Kuti’s proto-Africa 70 band, Koola Lobitos, for an upcoming program, I was reminded of just how seminal, loose (and great) this period of his career arc can be. And if you only know the more politically charged Fela of the 70s/80s... more info

Guardian Music — Radiohead singer's side project, which includes Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, to release debut album in FebruaryRadiohead fans seeking a studio fix will get some consolation on 25 February, when Thom Yorke's new band, Atoms for Peace, release their ... more info

Guardian Music — Distinctive Belgian-Congolese rapper says playing with accepted codes and conventions brings new meanings to his artBaloji, the brilliant and innovative Congolese-born Belgian rapper and video producer, spoke to Addis Rumble about his recent performa... more info

Guardian Music — Celebrated Japanese hip-hop artist is back with mix which delves into west African grooves from the sixties and seventiesDJ Muro is one of Japan's most prolific and well respected hip hop artists. A producer, a DJ and a digger for obscure breaks and ... more info

Guardian Music — These space cadets promise Afro-futurist anthems, but their mundane rave-rock fails to blast you into another dimensionReading on mobile? Click hereHometown: London.The lineup: Mike Title (vocals, ideas) and assorted IROK-ies.The background: IROK sta... more info

Guardian Music — From Senegal, South Africa and Sudan, music to start the week"Halleluja." Ghanaian-Swiss OY breaks down hair politics over some church loop. Next: Ghanaian-Canadian singer-songwriter Kae Sun's 'Ship and The Globe', the debut single off his forthcomin... more info

Guardian Music — I trust that the Kalakuta Commune will acknowledge that Fela Kuti inherited some of his politics from his mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Fela Kuti's persecutors now dancing to the new tune, 20 October). Having set up a women's group to campaign agai... more info

Guardian Music — Family and friends of Africa's most famous musician talk about what made Fela Kuti and his music so specialMonica Mark more info