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25 Apr 2024
South African acapella group The Joy has released a new single titled ‘Amaqatha Amancane’ off their...
25 Apr 2024
African music intelligence company Josplay has announced a partnership with Nigeria-based Premier...
25 Apr 2024
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will be held at the UBS Arena in New York on 11 September.
25 Apr 2024
South African singer and songwriter Shekhinah has released the video to her latest single titled ‘...
25 Apr 2024
Global music distribution company TuneCore this week announced an expansion of its publishing...
25 Apr 2024
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that could see short-form video app TikTok banned in...
24 Apr 2024
South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai will embark on a three-city tour after the release of her...
24 Apr 2024
Spotify has reported record quarterly profitability of €168m ($179m) in its Q1 2024 financial...
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25 Apr 2024
The Kenyan music industry is contradictory at best. Many players in the sector will tell you that...
24 Apr 2024
Enter the rich South African jazz scene, where 31-year-old Linda Sikhakhane heralds a new wave of...
21 Apr 2024
BCUC are persistent… They’re in a new European city for the first time breaking new ground. The...
19 Apr 2024
Following the recent release of his Afrobeats crossover ‘Pretty Babes’ on Futura Recordings/Go Far...
11 Apr 2024
Emerging Nigerian singer F3line, whose music blends Afrobeats, R&B and pop, has no time to...
09 Apr 2024
In the realm of creative ventures, the release of Reimagined by South African a capella group The...
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
Music and politics in Sudan have been intertwined for many decades. During the colonial era,...
18 Mar 2024
Sudan enjoyed a reputation as a leading centre of musical creativity from the 1940s to 1970s,...
06 Jul 2023
Sudan has an active, resilient media landscape that has been largely shaped by the country’s...
10 Jun 2023
Sudan’s musical traditions have largely been informed by Arabic and Muslim traditions. As a country...
06 Jan 2023
By Drum Circle Sudan Like many other African countries, Sudan boasts a wide range of traditional...
Reviews
19 Apr 2024
Filah Lah Lah ’s debut full-length album On Air is a mesmerising journey through the realms of R...
12 Apr 2024
With her latest single ‘Kulungile’, Thandiswa Mazwai , an icon of the South African music scene,...
08 Apr 2024
Zoë Modiga ’s Nomthandazo is a soulful and introspective project that delves into themes of love,...
05 Apr 2024
Stockholm Syndrome may seem like a distant term used to pepper dinnertime conversations around the...
04 Apr 2024
When Stonebwoy and DJ Maphorisa ’s collaborative offering ‘Apotheke’ came out, there was no doubt...
26 Mar 2024
Tyla’ s work, redolent of contemporary godmothers and sex-positive feminists like Tiwa Savage , is...
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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...
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