TRACK OF THE DAY: Anybody with a passing interest in vintage African funk has likely played the Funkees' music. Featured on such relatively high profile compilations as Strut's Nigeria 70, Soundway's ...

My friend Sonny Akpan, who has died aged 69 after a prolonged period of illness, was a highly regarded conga player who played in chart-topping acts internationally, including Nigeria’s Funkees and ...

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In the world of music, '70s Nigeria will undoubtedly always belong to Fela Kuti, but few know that his Afrobeat sound was a genre amalgamation mostly taken from the highlife and Afro rock scenes. One ...