Nigerian singer Augustine Okechukwu, popularly known as Tekno, has sparked a fresh debate over the history of Afrobeat and Afrobeats after arguing that late music icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti should not ...

Such is Tekno's emphatic influence and contributions to the evolution of Afrobeats. An influence that is at risk of going unnoticed, especially due to his seeming inability to curate a convincing body ...

Nigerian singer Tekno has named highlife legend Oliver De Coque as the musician he regarded as his “king” while growing up, ...

Before the rest of the world had a vocabulary for what Afrobeats was, Tekno was already inside it. “Pana”, the song he released in 2016, was not a calculated hit. It was a shift in mood, a rolling ...

As the night grows longer at Balneario de Carolina, there is still no sign of Tekno. Hours before the Afrobeats sensation is scheduled to perform at Afro Nation’s debut evening in Puerto Rico, I ...

"It's a first-of-its-kind deal for Afrobeats," Mr. Eazi said in a press release. By Heran Mamo Tekno has formed a new strategic alliance with Mr. Eazi, with Tekno’s Cartel Music label and Mr. Eazi’s ...

Before becoming the self-declared King of Afropop in 2022, Tekno was already a household name across Africa. He has been since his 2016 hit "Pana" blew all the way up. Alongside Drake, Kanye, and ...

Nigerian singer Kelechi Austin Miles, aka Tekno, has debunked reports that he received royalties worth N1 billion from his collaborative song with his colleague, Kizz Daniel, ‘Buga’. A blog, Budget TV ...

Tekno’s “Neighbour” is glinting and sinuous, rapture in motion. Two guitars skirmish behind a polyrhythmic beat; the guitars keep shifting their approach, flaring then dying like a fire in a stiff ...