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South African band Freshlyground have released a new album, Take Me Home , marking their first full...
20 Apr 2026
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20 Apr 2026
The volume of fully AI-generated music uploaded to streaming platform Deezer has continued to rise...
20 Apr 2026
By Mandla Mhlongwa, Collins Matsepe and George Seloane Apple Music has announced a new group of...
20 Apr 2026
Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy is set to stage the international debut of his flagship festival BHIM...
20 Apr 2026
GRAMMY-winning artist Tyla has released a new single, ‘She Did It Again’, in collaboration with...
17 Apr 2026
The Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) invites African...
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17 Apr 2026
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), through its Wits Innovation Centre (WIC) and the...
17 Apr 2026
Multi-award-winning South African singer Zoë Modiga will launch her fourth studio album, The Vault...
13 Apr 2026
A new name is quietly gaining ground among attentive listeners of South African music. Credo V...
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Veteran South African musician Don Laka marked a new chapter in his career on 9 April 2026, signing...
10 Apr 2026
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21 Aug 2025
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Grammy-nominated Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara returned on 27 February...
20 Mar 2026
Tumi Molekane has always been a rare kind of rapper. As Stogie T, he writes with a level of...
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18 Feb 2026
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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...
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