Stereogum — Angélique Kidjo covered Talking Heads' 1980 album Remain In Light in full. She tapped Ezra Koenig, Blood Orange, Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, bassist Pino Palladino, and more to work on the LP. It's due out this summer, and in an interview with Ro... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In some parts of West Africa, the appearance of twins is considered a harbinger of blessings to come. And when Fela Kuti, who had already installed statues of twins on the altar at the Shrine, met the brothers Joe and John Nyaku, he may have sensed t... more info

KEXP Seattle — Erykah Badu stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night to perform a medley of “On & On” from Baduizm and a cover of Fela Kuti’s “Sorrow Tears and Blood.” The beloved Baduizm turned 20 this year but Bad... more info

Stereogum — Erykah Badu curated a new Fela Kuti box set, and her debut album Baduizm turned 20 this year. On The Tonight Show last night, after an interview with Cardi B, Badu commemorated both of those landmarks, joining the Roots for a medley of Kuti's Afrobea... more info

The Quietus — Fela Kuti's son Seun shares details of his fourth album, recorded alongside Egypt 80 more info

Chicago Tribune — In some ways, the Chicago Afrobeat Project’s decade-plus career had been building to the moment in 2013 when band members found themselves in the same recording studio with one of their heroes, Tony Allen, the drummer on many of the greatest record... more info

Uncut — From Fela Kuti to Neil Young and most points inbetween: 28 past, present, future and never hits from the Uncut stereo… From Fela Kuti to Neil Young and most points inbetween: 28 past, present, future and never hits from the Uncut stereo… The... more info

The Quietus — A number of Fela Kuti's classic LPs will be reissued and remastered with the help of Erykah Badu more info

Sweeping The Nation — Sit down, David Hepworth. The year of the first Glastonbury Festival, of Jim Morrison's death, The Concert for Bangladesh, the Montreux Casino fire that inspired Smoke On The Water and... Dave & Ansell Collins - Double BarrelNiney The Observer - ... more info

JamBase — Saturday Stream celebrates drummer Ginger Baker’s birthday with a Spotify Playlist featuring his collaborations with Fela Kuti. more info