afrobeat

Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer from Saltpond, Ghana. Born in 1936, his music ranges from Jazz to Highlife to Afrobeat.

Antibalas1998 is a Bushwick, Brooklyn based afrobeat band that is modelled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra. Although their music is primarily afrobeat, their music incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa. Founded in winter 1998 by Martín Perna as "Conjunto Antibalas," the group played its inaugural concert in May of the following year.

Growing up in Lagos Nigeria, Bukky was spotted practising his first saxophone by the original Afro-beat drummer Tony Allen. He was immediately ushered into Tony?s newly formed band. Bukky went on to play with the great Fela Kuti where the seeds of Afro-beat were being sown. After sometime in the band and under the influence of Tony Allen, Bukky decided to follow his own journey with his distinct style of Jazz and Afro-beat.

Ishmael Jingo was from Kenya. He is best known for his song Fever, which was released in 1974. It was released as a single. The song has been featured on numerous compilations including the soundtrack to The Last King of Scotland in 2006.

Jingo on Last.fm.