12 Apr 2024Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper share single off collabo...Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and South African guitarist Derek Gripper have released ‘Ninkoy...By Ano Shumba
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22 Mar 2024Zim: Nhimbe Trust launches Ndebele folk music projectNhimbe Trust in Zimbabwe launched a new project in the city of Bulawayo on 21 March to record...By Ano Shumba
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19 Sep 2023Open call: The SampleBar Kenya music exhibition projectThe SampleBar Kenya is calling on local visual artists to participate in its music installation...By Peter Choge
17 Jul 2023Google honours Sudanese music icon Asma HamzaGoogle today paid homage to respected Sudanese composer and oud player Asma Hamza with a Google...By Peter Choge
21 Jun 2023Djiboutian singer Yanna Momina passes awayOne of the most respected traditional Djiboutian female vocalists, Yanna Momina, has died.By Peter Choge
24 Feb 2023Tanzania: Sinaubi Zawose to release new project this...Tanzanian folk-fusion musician Sinaubi Zawose has announced that he will release his new album in...By Peter Choge
25 Jan 2023International Africa Festival reveals 2023 line-upThe organisers of the International Africa Festival have revealed the artists who will perform at...By Peter Choge
25 Jan 2023Stella Chiweshe: Zimbabwe’s mbira queen, rebel music star...By Gibson Ncube Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as ’The Queen of Mbira’...By Music In Africa...
23 Jan 2023Call for applications: Ethno Mozambique music campMusic Crossroads Mozambique is inviting artists from across the globe to submit applications for...By Ano Shumba
10 Jan 2023Call for scores: African Art Music Commissioning Project in...Àkójopò in Nigeria is inviting composers to submit an application for commissioning consideration...By Ano Shumba