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03 Jun 2024
Nigerian musician Patoranking has announced a $500 000 tech scholarship for young Africans.
02 Jun 2024
The winners of this year’s Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs) were announced from the Grand Arena...
31 May 2024
Musical artists from around the world and from any genre are invited to apply to showcase at FOCUS...
31 May 2024
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has released her new LP The Year I Turned 21 , available for streaming...
31 May 2024
Ghanaian composer and producer Gabriel Abedi has released a new song titled ‘Kewo’, which is one of...
31 May 2024
South African singer, rapper and songwriter Ricky Tyler has released a 10-track album titled Happy...
31 May 2024
California-based Sierra Leonean producer Thy Young today released his new single titled ‘Cocoa’...
30 May 2024
A new Zimbabwean music awards scheme has been launched in South Africa, with the first edition set...
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29 May 2024
Like the great Ethiopian artists admired at home and in the diaspora, Ebne Hakim is aware of the...
29 May 2024
In a music industry where innovation is crucial for longevity, Mozambican trio Yaba Buluku Boyz has...
24 May 2024
“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy.” This verdict by the...
23 May 2024
As GoodLuck ’s Juliet Harding, better known as Jules, prepares to welcome a baby into her life with...
22 May 2024
The Ugandan live music scene has always taken pride of place in East Africa for elevating the local...
20 May 2024
By Kaz Henderson More than two weeks on from hosting the second Journey to Jazz (J2J) festival, 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
31 May 2024
Ricky Tyler’s Happy 2 Be Alive is a sonic revolution – a raw and edgy record that shatters...
30 May 2024
There is a human folly. A trait among many. A tendency to focus on trivia and fleeting existence...
22 May 2024
Gambian kora magician Dawda Jobarteh is back, in the same fashion he did in 2016, when he partnered...
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,...
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09 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...
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