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14 Jun 2024
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Registrations for the 2024 edition of the Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange...
14 Jun 2024
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Nigerian Afrobeats act Oxlade has dropped his new track ‘Arabambi’. The song, his first release of...
14 Jun 2024
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Ghanaian artist Stonebwoy has dropped his latest single titled ‘Your Body’, which is available for...
14 Jun 2024
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US soul singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton of Maroon 5 fame has released a new album created...
14 Jun 2024
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South African DJ and producer Citizen Deep is back with a new single titled ‘Ubala’ featuring...
14 Jun 2024
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South African Afro-soul singer Phila Dlozi has released a single titled ‘Babekazi’. The song is...
14 Jun 2024
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The National Arts Festival in South Africa is inviting scriptwriters from across the country to...
13 Jun 2024
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The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture in South Africa (DSAC), in partnership with the...
Features
12 Jun 2024
Midway through another year, we would have been chanting the praises of the men of Afrobeats, but...
11 Jun 2024
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On a recent Thursday afternoon, in a dimly lit radio studio in Accra, days after the arrival of his...
11 Jun 2024
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Lesotho’s government recently declared 12 famo music groups as illegal terror organisations,...
10 Jun 2024
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Roxy’s Rhythm Bar, Johannesburg, circa 1995 From my vantage point, I have the whole stage visible,...
29 May 2024
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Like the great Ethiopian artists admired at home and in the diaspora, Ebne Hakim is aware of the...
29 May 2024
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In a music industry where innovation is crucial for longevity, Mozambican trio Yaba Buluku Boyz has...
Overviews
20 Mar 2024
In 2021, the Music in Africa Foundation conducted the Revenue Streams for African Musicians...
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18 Mar 2024
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Music and politics in Sudan have been intertwined for many decades. During the colonial era,...
18 Mar 2024
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Sudan enjoyed a reputation as a leading centre of musical creativity from the 1940s to 1970s,...
06 Jul 2023
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Sudan has an active, resilient media landscape that has been largely shaped by the country’s...
10 Jun 2023
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Sudan’s musical traditions have largely been informed by Arabic and Muslim traditions. As a country...
06 Jan 2023
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By Drum Circle Sudan Like many other African countries, Sudan boasts a wide range of traditional...
Reviews
31 May 2024
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Ricky Tyler’s Happy 2 Be Alive is a sonic revolution – a raw and edgy record that shatters...
30 May 2024
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There is a human folly. A trait among many. A tendency to focus on trivia and fleeting existence...
22 May 2024
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Gambian kora magician Dawda Jobarteh is back, in the same fashion he did in 2016, when he partnered...
19 Apr 2024
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Filah Lah Lah ’s debut full-length album On Air is a mesmerising journey through the realms of R...
12 Apr 2024
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With her latest single ‘Kulungile’, Thandiswa Mazwai , an icon of the South African music scene,...
08 Apr 2024
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Zoë Modiga ’s Nomthandazo is a soulful and introspective project that delves into themes of love,...
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09 Jun 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
09 Jun 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
08 Jun 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
Music from the continent
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Baeboy_SA
Space Network
08:12
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Mathandos
Ungijikele
06:54
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cindyraw
01 cindy ndidzorere moyo wangu
04:08
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Sia Mzizi
Thando Lwethu
04:27
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DJIDJOHO
OWO
03:06
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user903957266
Tnt pascal-Balah mtaani at uva-multimedia.com
05:13
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iamtrey_kidvirus
Makoti {{Red Eye Records}} Prod by MAQBeats 0774338427
03:17
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Samy Sam Beats
Bananas
00:30
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Mr GEANT
MAGIC NATION - MBOTE AFRICA [prod By Mr GEANT]
04:33
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iamC4
Lamba By C4
03:39
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