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25 Feb 2026
South African kwaito artist Sandy B has teamed up with Belgian producer soFa elsewhere to release a...
25 Feb 2026
Google has acquired ProducerAI, the artificial intelligence music creation platform previously...
24 Feb 2026
A coalition of artist representatives has published an open letter calling on the music community...
24 Feb 2026
The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) will host an online capacity-building workshop...
24 Feb 2026
Bassline Fest, in South Africa, has opened applications for Rhythmic Clash 2026, a national talent...
24 Feb 2026
The Goethe-Institut has issued a call for applications for its International Coproduction Fund,...
24 Feb 2026
Data released by Spotify show sustained growth in music streaming in Kenya since the platform...
23 Feb 2026
Music company Suno has appointed Jeremy Sirota as its chief commercial officer. Sirota, who...
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24 Feb 2026
There is a unique kind of magic that settles over South Africa as summer draws to a close and the...
19 Feb 2026
By Tshifhiwa Mungoni and Sibongile Kobo Tanzania’s rising global star, Abigail Chams is hitting the...
19 Feb 2026
Two distinctly South African sounds will be in focus at this year’s Africa Rising Music Conference...
18 Feb 2026
By Tshifhiwa Mungoni and Sibongile Kobo South African singer-songwriter Wandile Mbambeni has built...
16 Feb 2026
It is already mid-February 2026, yet amapiano tracks, both those released this year and a few from...
16 Feb 2026
By Tshifhiwa Mungoni and Sibongile Kobo South African producer and songwriter, Vusumuzi Dube,...
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07 Jan 2026
AI is challenging the authenticity of Afro-house while raising serious copyright questions,...
25 Nov 2025
Call-and-response music, which is prevalent in Zulu choral traditions, enhances auditory learning...
30 Sep 2025
Digitising Zimbabwe’s sungura music means more global exposure and access to international...
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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18 Feb 2026
One of the most unconventional and interactive love song campaigns in recent memory, Pro Heed’s ‘...
17 Feb 2026
Donald and Amanda Black , two of South Africa’s most revered voices, finally come together on ‘...
11 Feb 2026
Afrocentric neo-soul continues to gain momentum within Johannesburg’s alternative music scene, and...
30 Jan 2026
Nanette ’s ‘Abazali’ is a tender and reflective standout from her forthcoming album Painfully Happy...
13 Jan 2026
Menzi Music released his maskandi album Unamagqubu on 12 December 2025 through Menzi Music...
13 May 2025
‘Goodbye Goldfish’, the closing track of M. Rumbi’s introspective EP Mambo ni machungu is a...
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
09 Jun 2022
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