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24 May 2024
Nigerian producer ID Cabasa has shared a reimagined release of the beloved 2006 hit ‘Olufunmi’ by...
24 May 2024
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has dropped his new, six-track mixtape titled The Championship , which is...
24 May 2024
Kenyan fusion artist Nina Ogot has released her fourth album titled Ukumbu.KE , which is available...
24 May 2024
Ghanaian label RuffTown Records has announced local artist Baba Tundey as its latest signing.
24 May 2024
South African musician Professor has released a new single titled ‘Watsamaya’ featuring Mafikizolo...
24 May 2024
South African house music DJ and producer Malumz on Decks has dropped a six-track EP titled Uzuri...
23 May 2024
South African artist Zakes Bantwini will celebrate 20 years in the music industry with an...
23 May 2024
Africa-facing music streaming platform Boomplay will hold an industry seminar on Friday on its live...
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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...
16 May 2024
MC Yallah is a force of nature. It’s late at night when the boiling mid-February Nairobi heat has...
15 May 2024
As a coming-of-age event, the 21st Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) hit all the right...
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
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,...
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...
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
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