West African music

Burna Boy performs at State Farm Arena on Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Atlanta.

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‘Afrobeats is the party’: The rise of African beats in global music

Sep 6, 2022

Senegal's Orchestra Baobab on stage

The return of Senegal’s Orchestra Baobab

May 8, 2017

JuJu is made up of Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, the band's founding members.

The music of JuJu is where West African tradition meets English punk

Nov 6, 2014

Afro Celt Sound System, a band known for their unique blend of traditional West African and Irish music.

This band created a ‘tripped out’ musical mix of Ireland and West Africa

Nov 4, 2014

Reuben Koroma, a founding member of the band Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars, at his temporary home in Providence, Rhode Island.

A band of Sierra Leonean war refugees is trapped outside their country — again

Oct 31, 2014

Analog Africa owner Samy Ben Redjeb (Photo: Caitlan Carroll)

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Flight attendant turned record label owner spins songs of 1970s Ghana

Oct 3, 2013

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Azonto: A Dance Craze from Ghana Taking Over the World

Aug 15, 2013