afrobeat

Taking a page from the German indie scene, where the local language is the only way to go, this eclectic bunch sing in Norwegian -- and, somehow, they are nonetheless being tipped as the next big thing on the strength of a recent series of gurgling, ticking singles that might best be described as afrobeat-meets-New Order.

Tim Mohr: Music: The Warm Sounds Born of Extreme Darkness and Bitter Cold (Includes Free MP3s!) 2009

Mr. Kuti, who died in 1997, was a Nigerian-born musician whose music, called afrobeat, incorporated funk, jazz and African rhythms, and whose lyrics attacked dictatorship and censorship and celebrated human rights.

Giant Steps 2009

At age 48, he's the eldest son of the pioneer of "afrobeat," a style that developed in the 1970s and blended driving African rhythms with percussive America funk and a political message.

A Selected Guide to This Week's Arts and Entertainment 2010

Kuti himself coined the term "afrobeat," which is still synonymous with his name for many listeners across the globe.

Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue 2009

Tomorrow, 10:00 pm: Femi Kuti, son of Fela, continues in his father's footsteps with the afrobeat that his dad perfected.

HUFFPOST HILL - Ensign Investigation Won't End Eliot Nelson 2011

You can hear the experience and age as it cuts through the aggressive afrobeat soundscape.

Modiba: Love and Death, the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor Modiba 2010

So proud was I of my little coup that, still unshaven, I went back to the store the next day and bought 24 more razors, using the $10 in free music this time to download an album by the Brooklyn-based afrobeat band Antibalas.

Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: The Bloody, Cutting Edge of Savvy Shopping Todd Hartley 2011

Similar to Fela's afrobeat, his music was extremely funky while at the same time carrying a strong African persona.

Modiba: Love and Death, the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor Modiba 2010

So proud was I of my little coup that, still unshaven, I went back to the store the next day and bought 24 more razors, using the $10 in free music this time to download an album by the Brooklyn-based afrobeat band Antibalas.

Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: The Bloody, Cutting Edge of Savvy Shopping Todd Hartley 2011

Teabaggers can tell the difference between afrobeat and third-wave ska???

Matthew Yglesias » Canadian Indie Rock Supergroups Overreaching 2010