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13 May 2024
Apple Music has named South African musician Filah Lah Lah in its Africa Rising artist development...
13 May 2024
Nigerian popstar Tems has announced a world tour in support of her upcoming debut album Born in the...
13 May 2024
The digital innovation team at Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched the UMusicLift online...
13 May 2024
The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) has announced the recipients of its Music...
10 May 2024
Gambian kora virtuoso Dawda Jobarteh and Danish drummer Stefan Pasborg have collaborated on a live...
10 May 2024
Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has dropped the soundtrack album for her feature film Water & Garri...
10 May 2024
Nigerian artists earned over ₦25bn (about $17m at current exchange rate) in streaming royalties on...
10 May 2024
South African amapiano artists Yumbs and Focalistic have joined forces with Nigerian Afrobeats...
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10 May 2024
Over the past decade, Concerts SA has been a driving force in shaping the live music scene in...
10 May 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) music generators are software programmes that use algorithms that...
07 May 2024
It is entirely possible that despite Ghana’s cornerstone status within Afrobeats, the West African...
29 Apr 2024
“It’s been a great pleasure to share tonight with you,” Ghanaian singer-activist Rocky Dawuni ,...
29 Apr 2024
Check out our picks of the best South African songs making their rounds in 2024. Featuring the best...
26 Apr 2024
Nigerian pop has become a global staple, propelled by both seasoned veterans and a wave of emerging...
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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