News
05 Aug 2022
American digital distribution and fan engagement platform ONErpm has announced five new offices in...
05 Aug 2022

South African rapper Lucasraps has released a star-studded 16-track album called 031 To The World 2...
05 Aug 2022

UK-based music promoter The Playground will host a new camping festival named Timeless at...
05 Aug 2022

South African soul and gospel singer GirlKing has released a 10-track album titled The Best Thing...
05 Aug 2022

Ghanaian singer and songwriter Ayisi today released his debut album, The Unbroken . The work is...
05 Aug 2022

Nigerian singer Fireboy DML today released his third album Playboy . The project, released on YBNL/...
05 Aug 2022

Music discovery and sharing platform SoundCloud has announced that it will lay off up to 20% of its...
05 Aug 2022

Bae Electronica and With Love The Agency, in partnership with the Music In Africa Foundation, are...
Features
03 Aug 2022
Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “the medium is the message” in his 1964 book Understanding Media...
02 Aug 2022

According to social media discussions, Zimdancehall is falling into oblivion just like urban...
02 Aug 2022

Before his appointment as Sony Music West Africa (SMWA) head of operations in 2019, Oluwaseun ‘...
02 Aug 2022

For Adam Chienjo dance has always been more than a passion. “It is a lifestyle,” he tells me when...
22 Jul 2022

Despite being the home of many African hits, Ghana lacks platforms tailored for those seeking to...
22 Jul 2022

ACCES is finally going to Tanzania this year after it was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19...
Overviews
22 Mar 2022

Live music is an integral part of most, if not all, cultures around the world and is the thread...
30 Jun 2021

Music industries are often a mirror of the society they exist in, and just as Egyptian society is a...
05 Mar 2021

Since the 1960s, the music industry of Liberia has been dominated and controlled by men, despite...
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17 Aug 2020

Liberia, a West African country of about 5 million people, is known for its cultural diversity,...
17 Aug 2020

This article looks at intellectual property (IP) law in Liberia, including its history, its...
17 Aug 2020

This article examines the relationship between the Liberian media and the music industry, with a...
Reviews
29 Jul 2022

In the years preceding his TikTok hit ‘Sugarcane’, Camidoh’s ingenuity seemed obscure to audiences...
29 Jul 2022

The Nigerian music scene is a wasteland of joy and optimism. You have girls, alcohol, sex and more...
14 Jul 2022

Now that he has a Grammy win on his CV, Burna Boy tenders a reprint of the persona from before his...
11 Jul 2022

By Gwen Ansell South African poet Lesego Rampolokeng often writes about Black music in his poems...
28 Jun 2022

By Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk Ana Sofia Fonseca’s feature documentary Cesária Évora opens with hand-held...
27 Jun 2022

He may not form part of Afrobeats’ holy trinity, but ‘Buga’ man Kizz Daniel is very much a linchpin...
Gig guide
Instrument Lessons
08 Jun 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
08 Jun 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
08 Jun 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
Music from the continent

Kinsmen
Unsung Hymn
02:21

Codacane
Lady Boss
03:00

NDRK
Belarej (Mr. ID Remix)
06:51

ti Gonzi
T-Gonz and Qounfuzed-Dai ndakaziva
03:35

fystradio
My Level (Prod. by Paq)
02:44

Riwúrd Reeves
Wakapella
02:11

Killertunes
Fame
03:15

Wakuja Band
Chiriku
03:57

Ron Epidemic Productions
Robotic Seduction
03:39

Twinchild Edozie
Without You
03:13
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