His life in music was a struggle against narrow definitions - of ‘race’, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

Audiomack has inked a partnership with analytics firm Soundcharts which will see the DSP providing data from its playlists and ‘Geo Charts’.

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

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Reviewed by Luis Gimenez in African music (Grahamstown, South Africa) 9 (3) 2013, pages 192-195. Reviewed by Caroline Mose in Journal of African cultural studies (London) 25 (2) June 2013, pages ...

African fans, Afrobeats enthusiasts, and everyone who likes underdog stories of artists working hard on their way to global recognition: rejoice! The Nigerian American superstar Davido, born David ...

The All Africa Music Awards has announced a new cultural partnership with the British High Commission in Nigeria to expand creative exchange, deepen cultural ties, and open wider global opportunities ...