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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A singer wearing all black and sunglasses jumps as flames shoot up from the stage behind them.

Captured: Burna Boy brings Afrobeats to downtown Chicago

February 25, 2024

Burna Boy performed with an elaborate set including background dancers and pyrotechnics at Wintrust Arena on Wednesday night. Earlier in the month he was the first Afrobeats artist to perform at the Grammy...

Ph.D. student Olabanke Goriola (top right) presented a paper co-authored by herself and performance studies and Black studies Prof. Dotun Ayobade. The paper analyzed Burna Boy’s single “Monsters You Made” and its relation to the Nigerian #EndSARS movement.

Scholars from around the world present research at Northwestern Afrobeats symposium

October 22, 2023

Presenters from around the world gathered at Louis Hall Friday and Saturday for a symposium on contemporary African music. Titled “Afrobeats: Lower Frequencies of Contemporary African Sounds,”  the...

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