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How the tragic tale of Brian Wilson inspired an indie pop curio

5098 days ago
Guardian MusicMy Little Cheap Dictaphone bravely go where perhaps only David Bowie has gone before, in creating an entire album about a fellow performerEven if you've not heard of Belgian group My Little Cheap Dictaphone (and let's face it, etc), it's still highly... more info

Nigeria: The happiest place on earth

5101 days ago
Guardian MusicNigeria is beset by poverty, corruption and violence – but a poll says it is the world's most optimistic nationThe arrivals hall at Murtala Mohammed international airport in Lagos has the kind of humidity that feels like a warm towel. The minute yo... more info

Jay-z's Fela! Heading To Nigeria

5103 days ago
ContactMusicJAY-Z's Broadway musical FELA!, about famed musician and activist FELA KUTI, is heading to the late star's native Nigeria.The Tony Award-winning show, which is currently starring Patti LaBelle in the role of Fela's mother, closed on Broadway on Sunda... more info

5 Things We Know About Zoo Kid

5122 days ago
Abeano Who? Zoo Kid, aka Archie Marshall, is a teenage Londoner. His songs so far – Spring’s ‘Baby Blue’, ‘Ocean Bed’ plus most recent single ‘Out Getting Ribs’, – have ranged from reverbed oldies (think Spectrals) to fresh takes... more info

Great Dynasties: The Ransome-Kutis

5126 days ago
Guardian MusicIan Sansom on a clan described as the Kennedys of NigeriaIn 1925, the Reverend Canon Josiah J Ransome-Kuti, a Nigerian Anglican priest and composer of hymns, recorded a series of 78s, sung in Yoruba, for the pioneering Zonophone record label in Londo... more info

Readers recommend: songs about mistakes – the results

5127 days ago
Guardian MusicThe idea of making a playlist of songs about mistakes only came about because of a mistake, yet many of the song choices it provoked have been brilliant – strange, but beautiful and trueMistakes are wonderful things because they open up so many p... more info

Wyclef Drops New Haitian Inspired EP As Country Braces For Election Results

5129 days ago
AllHipHop(AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean has revealed his thought process behind a new six-song EP titled If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, which is being released on the heels of the controversial presidential election in the country. According to Wyc... more info

Fela: This Bitch of a Life by Carlos Moore – review

5133 days ago
Guardian Musicby Aimee ShalanApparently the name of legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, means "the one who emanates greatness, who carries death in his quiver and who cannot be killed by human entity". Tough to live up to, but remarkably he somehow ma... more info

FELA! GETS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR "BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM"

5133 days ago
AltsoundsTony Award winning Broadway musical FELA! - a provocative and wholly unique hybrid of dance, theatre and music, exploring the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti - will be filmed live at London's Natio... more info

Worlds apart musically, Fela Kuti and Lennon both radicalised a generation | Jonathan Freedland

5136 days ago
Guardian MusicNo governments are shaken by Snow Patrol; the FBI has no interest in Gary Barlow. Where are today's political popstars?Winter's come early and people are dreaming of escape. Those who fancy a shot of African warmth in these chilly times, but without ... more info

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