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05 Dec 2025
The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) has appointed a team of experts to serve on two newly...
05 Dec 2025
Nigerian rapper and songwriter Shallipopi has released a new 22-track album, AURACLE , marking the...
05 Dec 2025
The Prince Claus Fund is inviting creatives to submit applications for the 2025 Seed Award finding...
05 Dec 2025
South African multi-instrumentalist and producer Pops Mohamed has died at the age of 75.
04 Dec 2025
The late South African artist Solomon Majafela Molokoane, known professionally as Solly Moholo,...
04 Dec 2025
GWM South Africa marked its 18th anniversary on 31 November with the launch of FAM Fest, a public...
04 Dec 2025
For the second consecutive year , Bien, Sauti Sol and Wakadinali remain among the most-streamed...
04 Dec 2025
Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid emerged as the most-streamed artist in Nigeria, followed by Seyi...
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05 Dec 2025
By Gwen Ansell Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has...
04 Dec 2025
Johannesburg is set to host LYFE Festival 2025 on 6 December, an event that will bring together...
04 Dec 2025
Artificial intelligence is quietly, and sometimes loudly, changing the way music is made. With...
03 Dec 2025
On 12 November 2025, Burna Boy ’s debut performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver was...
19 Nov 2025
The 5th Backing Vocalist and Session Music Awards were held on 26 October 2025 at the Soweto...
19 Nov 2025
The Global Creative Summit (GCS), held from 13 to 15 November 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa,...
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Call-and-response music, which is prevalent in Zulu choral traditions, enhances auditory learning...
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05 Sep 2025
Amapiano — a genre born in South Africa’s townships during the previous decade — has rapidly...
21 Aug 2025
The acoustic guitar became popular in Africa during the 20th century, with musicians embracing and...
20 Mar 2024
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13 May 2025
‘Goodbye Goldfish’, the closing track of M. Rumbi’s introspective EP Mambo ni machungu is a...
25 Apr 2025
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22 Apr 2025
Carisa Dias emerges as part of a dynamic new wave of Cabo Verdean artists reshaping the sound of...
20 Mar 2025
Zimbabwean artist Feli Nandi continues to charm fans following the release of her single, ‘Muranda...
17 Mar 2025
M.anifest ’s footing among Ghana’s best rappers has long been anchored in a playbook that...
10 Mar 2025
Kenyan indie artist M. Rumbi ’s latest single, ‘Another Mess I Make’, marks the first release from...
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
09 Jun 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
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