BBC 1xtra

Listen to ‘The Rise and Rise of Afrobeats’ tonight on BBC 1Xtra

by Hauwa Gambo Over the past eighteen months the UK urban music scene has witnessed an Afrobeats explosion with pop music mostly from the West African region escaping its niche confines to become the next big thing on mainstream radio and in clubs in England. Today, the BBC 1Xtra presents ‘The Rise and Rise of... Read More

‘The Rise and Rise of Afrobeats’, BBC 1xtra

July 5, 2011

Something New! A song & a video from Yemi Pade

by Taiwo Damilola Yemi Pade (Pronounced ‘Paid’) is an upcoming singer/song writer who was born in Lagos, Nigeria but moved to Northampton at a young age. He plays a number of instruments and also works in production. He experiments with different genres of music, but focuses more on a mixture of RnB, Pop & Dance.... Read More