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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...