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23 Mar 2026
The Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) invites African...
23 Mar 2026
Primary Wave Music has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Kobalt, in a deal that would...
23 Mar 2026
The National Arts Council (NAC) in South Africa has opened applications for a new chief executive...
23 Mar 2026
Warner Music Group and Netflix have entered into an exclusive multi-year first-look agreement to...
23 Mar 2026
Sony Music has said it has asked streaming platforms to remove more than 135 000 songs created by...
20 Mar 2026
Music streaming platform Deezer reported its first full-year net profit in 2025, saying growth in...
20 Mar 2026
South African amapiano label Piano Hub has announced the signing of artist Dench and released his...
20 Mar 2026
South African singer and songwriter Aubrey Qwana has released a new single, ‘Omaqondana’, featuring...
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23 Mar 2026
Colleagues, collaborators and members of Johannesburg’s arts community gathered at the Goethe-...
23 Mar 2026
Contributor: Tendani Mungoni Lira is preparing to step back on stage in a deeply personal way...
20 Mar 2026
As South Africa marks Human Rights Day, the Folklore Festival Fringe in Johannesburg raises a...
20 Mar 2026
On 21 March 1960, apartheid police opened fire on peaceful protesters in Sharpeville, killing 69...
19 Mar 2026
Contributor: Tendani Mungoni Afrobeats has surged into the global mainstream, capturing the...
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AI is challenging the authenticity of Afro-house while raising serious copyright questions,...
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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...
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The acoustic guitar became popular in Africa during the 20th century, with musicians embracing and...
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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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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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