The godfather of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti was born 85 years ago today. Although we tragically lost Fela 26 years ago from AIDS, since his death, his influence on contemporary global music has managed to grow exponentially with an increasing number of bands and artists across the world creating their own specific take on the genre — and sound — he created over 50 years ago.
Kuti’s work is bold and…
Throwback: Happy 80th Birthday, Jimmy Page! @ledzeppelin @JimmyPage
January is a busy and auspicious month in music history:
Legendary hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash celebrated his 66th birthday on January 1
Led Zeppelin‘s and Them Crooked Vultures‘ John Paul Jones celebrated his 78th birthday on January 3
French touch pioneer Thomas Bangalter, best known for his work in Stardust and the multi-Grammy Award-winning duo Daft Punk celebrated his 49th birthday…
We have a new musical snack for you! This September, cali≠gari will celebrate their 30th anniversary. The visual kei band has recently started publishing videos with live footage from past performances as a way to commemorate this milestone and to warm up the fans for the next tour that will begin in June.
More in our article.