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12 Jun 2026
South African gospel musician and pastor Bishop Benjamin Dube has announced a new partnership...
12 Jun 2026
South African amapiano artists Ghost Da Catalyst and Khalil Harrison have released a collaborative...
12 Jun 2026
Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer NE-YO is set to return to South...
12 Jun 2026
South African amapiano artist CowBoii has released a new single, ‘uHAMBO 2.0’, featuring vocalist...
12 Jun 2026
South African singer-songwriter and South African Music Award winner Bongeziwe Mabandla has...
12 Jun 2026
South African pop and R&B artist Yandani has announced the release of his new single, ‘Touch’,...
12 Jun 2026
A United States federal judge has vacated an earlier order allowing AI music platform Udio to keep...
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Members of the original cast of the acclaimed musical Sarafina! are set to reunite for a special...
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11 Jun 2026
By Mzi Kaka The creator economy is often discussed as if it belongs only to influencers, podcasters...
10 Jun 2026
By Sisi Nkabide and Qhawe Shoba Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, the events of 16 June 1976...
09 Jun 2026
By Josh Nyapimbi Some years ago, I found myself in a significant disagreement with the late Yvonne...
05 Jun 2026
In the global imagination of hip hop, South Africa is often associated with commercially dominant...
04 Jun 2026
By Josh Nyapimbi For many Zimbabwean creatives, Artificial Intelligence tools were an economic...
29 May 2026
By Mzi Kaka The Showmax situation has unsettled South Africa’s film and television industry. When a...
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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08 Jun 2026
Following the release of her funk-driven single ‘Djanne’, Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara returns...
04 Jun 2026
Released on all major digital streaming platforms, ‘Again’ by Amy Jones is a rhythmic, emotionally...
25 May 2026
Through The Fire is a confident and carefully constructed project that avoids the familiar traps of...
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...
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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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