Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki Wa Dansi 1968-70
Afropop
Note: If you yearn to experience classic and modern African music in person on the continent, consider joining Afropop Worldwide's, February 2025 Music and Culture Tour of Tanzania… Read more »
Ghana Special 2 - Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93
Afropop
This set of 18 funky tracks is a welcome follow-up to Soundway's essential compilation Ghana Special: Modern Highlife Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues, 1968-81. In the late 70s,… Read more »
Andy Dosty to Host 'Live Konnect' Concert
Accra Times
The "Live Konnect" concert is a platform that brings celebrities together to perform with a live band, providing thrilling entertainment for music lovers, every month. Read more »
Davido Hints At Quitting Music After Next Album
Daily Trust
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has hinted at quitting music. Read more »
Justin Nsengimana On Fostering Unity Through His Music
New Times
Justin Nsengimana, whose songs focus on commemorating the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, has embraced a musical approach to making music about civil engagement to… Read more »
Leif Totusek - African Guitar Par Excellence!
Afropop
Seattle-based guitarist and bandleader Leif Totusek has been playing African guitar styles for some 40 years, notably in the U.K. in the 1980s with Somo Somo, a leading Congolese… Read more »
Nigerian Idol - Search for Next Music Superstar Continues With 'Theatre Week'
Premium Times
The show's ninth season has proven to be more challenging, as the best of the best have shown up Read more »
Can Rwanda Turn the Tide On Music Royalties?
New Times
The global recorded music market was worth $28.6 billion in 2023, a 10.2 per cent growth year-on-year. Despite Africa registering the fastest growth at 24.7 per cent, it still… Read more »
Afropop Top Videos - Amadou & Mariam, Mdou Moctar, Noise Cans, Malika Zarra, Meridian Brothers and More...
Afropop
It's been a busy year, and we've fallen a bit behind in posting the most awesome new Afropop videos we've come across. So today we have nine new offerings for you. We start with… Read more »
Sample Chief Bridges Afropop's Generational Divide
Afropop
In the vibrant landscape of global music communities, Sample Chief is carving out their place, across both sides of the Atlantic, as a beacon of cultural celebration and… Read more »
Prince Bright and Stonebwoy Share New Afrobeats Anthem 'Back to Sender (Taamiawu)'
Accra Times
With a joint EP on the way, Prince Bright and Stonebwoy give us a sneak peek of what to expect; enter 'Back To Sender (Taamiawu).' This electrifying mid-tempo Afrobeats anthem is… Read more »
Timeline of Davido, Wizkid's Decade-Long Rivalry, Feud
Premium Times
What began as a friendly competition between two rising stars evolved into a ten-year feud and silent rivalry marked by moments of collaboration, contention, and everything in… Read more »
Amadeus - Rivalry Revisited As the Paradoxical Personality of Mozart Strikes a Major Key [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Prodigy, musical genius, man-child, egomaniac, wise-ass. Mozart, the late-18th-century Austrian composer whose life was snuffed out in poverty at the age of 35, was also an enigma. Read more »
MPLA Recognizes Musician Matadidi's Contribution to Independence
ANGOP
The MPLA party recognized, last Saturday, the contribution of musician Matadidi Mário Bwana Kitoko in the struggle that culminated in national independence, through the… Read more »
'Bob Marley - One Love' Opens the Door to a Wider Audience for His Vision and Music [analysis]
Daily Maverick
After successful biopics about Freddy Mercury, Elton John, Billie Holiday and Elvis, to name a few, a film about the life of Bob Marley was sure to come. 'Bob Marley: One Love' hit… Read more »