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12 Dec 2025
The 2025 GQ Men of the Year Awards were held at the Fairlawns Boutique Hotel in Johannesburg, South...
12 Dec 2025
Shazam has announced a new feature aimed at enhancing music discovery by identifying the moments...
12 Dec 2025
The organisers of the AmaGroove Residency have announced an open call for artists to participate in...
11 Dec 2025
Nigerian musician CKay has reached a major milestone, with his track ‘Love Nwantiti’ surpassing one...
11 Dec 2025
The Arts & Culture Trust is inviting community arts centres to submit Expressions of Interest (...
11 Dec 2025
Zimbabwean sungura musician Nicholas Zakaria has died aged 69, his family has confirmed.
10 Dec 2025
The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) invites young, passionate and unemployed individuals to apply...
10 Dec 2025
Apple Music has appointed CIZA, JAZZWRLD and Nandi Madida as curators for its Summertime Sounds...
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11 Dec 2025
If you look at the South African gig calendar over the last few years, you would be forgiven for...
10 Dec 2025
DJ Switch ’s career reflects both longevity and influence. From his early days as a break-dancer...
10 Dec 2025
Nash Holdings on 9 December announced the immediate closure of its entertainment operations under...
08 Dec 2025
By Siphokazi Ndlovu and Goitsemang Kemp On 6 December 2025, Constitutional Hill in Braamfontein...
08 Dec 2025
On 28 November 2025, the Black Coffee Foundation hosted Beyond The Beat: Conversations With Black...
05 Dec 2025
By Gwen Ansell Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has...
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25 Nov 2025
Call-and-response music, which is prevalent in Zulu choral traditions, enhances auditory learning...
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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...
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Music and politics in Sudan have been intertwined for many decades. During the colonial era,...
Reviews
13 May 2025
‘Goodbye Goldfish’, the closing track of M. Rumbi’s introspective EP Mambo ni machungu is a...
25 Apr 2025
In an era where electronic music continues to blur borders and genres, Angolan producers DJ...
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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Are you an aspiring South African artist hoping to get your music heard by a wider audience?...
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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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