Femi Kuti Says There’s Still a Place For His Dream
Fela’s Number One Son Talks About His New Album And Picks Six Essential Afrobeat Tunes We caught up with FEMI KUTI before last night’s show at Webster Hall in NYC. When he said that he thought his new album, No Place For My Dream, is his “best work so far,” we politely mentioned that every artist think […]
Ziggy Marley’s Favorite Live Concerts
Ziggy Has See Some Nice Shows In His Day, But A Few Stand Out From The Rest Just yesterday Ziggy Marley dropped his first live album in 12 years, Ziggy Marley In Concert (Boomshots premiered a track from it last week.) Ziggy has worked plenty of stages in the twenty-seven years since the first Melody Makers […]
The Real Revolutionary: Fela Kuti’s Born Day
Nigerian Afrobeat Pioneer Declared “Music Is The Weapon Of The Future” All these so-called pop music rebels need to sit their ass down and soak up some Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who reached planet earth 71 years ago today.