Allmusic Blog — Veteran Jazz drummer Steve Reid, who had a long and varied career playing for the likes of James Brown, Sun Ra and Fela Kuti, passed away Monday night. Reid, who had recently made somewhat of a comeback through his duet albums with Four Tet’s Kiera... more info

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Guardian Music — This homage to Nigerian musician Fela Kuti is a brilliant idea – an ideal concoction of music and inspiration at a time when we sorely need it. Now if only we could vote for the man ...The National Theatre is about to once again dip its toe in... more info

Altsounds — To celebrate this year's Record Store Day and in continuation of spreading the Fela magic to new and old fans alike, Knitting Factory Records is proud to announce the release of a limited edition Fela Kuti 10" vinyl EP, available April 17. Compri... more info

The Culture Of Me — Only coming this Record Store Day, a new, super rad set of four cuts originally issued from Fela Kuti's '69 Live Sessions are coming to a new 10" collector's edition vinyl release, showcasing just how much the king of Afrobeat... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Those lucky enough to catch the musical "FELA!" on Broadway know that a transformative scene takes place in Los Angeles in 1969. Those lucky enough to catch t... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Those lucky enough to catch the musical "FELA!" on Broadway know that a transformative scene takes place in Los Angeles in 1969. It's here that the Nigerian bandleader and singer Fela Ransome Kuti, known for the creation of what he... more info

ContactMusic — JAY-Z and WILL SMITH's Broadway musical FELA! is to move to London later this year (10).The rapper and Smith, along with Smith's wife Jada, stepped in to save the New... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Imagine a landscape piece of A4 paper. At one end there is a picture of Tony Allen, Fela Kuti’s drummer and Afrobeat pioneer and at the other end of the sheet is Robert Smith of The Cure. Strands of Fat Bob’s back-combed barnet are stretched acro... more info

Popdose — BOTTOM LINE: An incredible Afrobeat concert-slash-African dance show. All in all, an enjoyable night of entertainment. Fela is the hot new Broadway musical produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z. I use the word “new” liberally since it opened l... more info