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10 Apr 2026
Rap Life Radio will feature South African rapper Lowfeye this month, with discussion centred on his...
10 Apr 2026
Music publishing company Kobalt Music Group has entered a strategic partnership with AI music...
10 Apr 2026
Spotify has begun rolling out new user controls that allow listeners to disable video content...
10 Apr 2026
Veteran South African musician and producer Don Laka has signed a new deal with Sony Music...
10 Apr 2026
Trace and MultiChoice South Africa have launched Trace Ngoma, a new music channel on DStv Channel...
09 Apr 2026
The Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) will return to Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on 22...
09 Apr 2026
Joburg Theatre, in partnership with the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation, will stage a four-day...
09 Apr 2026
South African rock band WONDERboom will celebrate 30 years in music with a one-night festival in...
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10 Apr 2026
By Lané Croucamp You press play on a podcast during your commute. The conversation flows. The...
08 Apr 2026
Johannesburg’s Rand Show 2026 returned with a strong musical focus, drawing large crowds for...
07 Apr 2026
Lesotho-born singer Maleh delivered a deeply reflective and emotionally resonant performance at the...
31 Mar 2026
By Amahle Mkungela and Sisi Nkabinde Southern African multiplatinum artist Menelik Nesta Gibbons,...
31 Mar 2026
Contributor: Tendani Mungoni From Lagos street corners to global festival stages, Nigerian music in...
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23 Mar 2026
Colleagues, collaborators and members of Johannesburg’s arts community gathered at the Goethe-...
Overviews
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
In 2021, the Music in Africa Foundation conducted the Revenue Streams for African Musicians...
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21 Mar 2026
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...
27 Feb 2026
In today’s turbulent global political landscape, The Brother Moves On acts as a voice for those...
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...
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22 Apr 2025
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09 Jun 2022
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...
Music from the continent
BEEBU
Ori Gbemidebe[Amapiano Fuji]
02:34
Tommy WÁ
Sunshine
01:06
TrailMusic SA
Reflections of You
05:34
Gerald Toto
Ghana Blues
03:03
Ib Showtime
Dans la mélée (feat. Amk)
03:17
Ria Boss
Call Up
03:50
L'Insaisissable Phoenix
Les voix de l'amour (Alé djohlo)
04:49
David Scott
Follow the Wind (Radio Edit)
03:34
Tschuku Tschuku
Namib Sunset
06:24
Reino Young
Higher remix (ft. Pk Mncwabe, Kid Lyric, Young Promiss & Lady Taij)
04:55
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