Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

Music was an essential part of my family’s household when I was growing up. Our day-to-day lives always had a soundtrack. Sometimes, we washed dishes to American greats like The Supremes, Aretha ...

The week opened not with speeches alone, but with recorded sounds, shared memories and searching conversations about what it ...

Tanzanian music heavyweight Diamond Platnumz has added another major international milestone to his career after being officially featured on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 album, released in ...

Burna Boy, Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Afrobeats has dominated global dance music for the last decade or so. Many of us will remember how acts like P-Square of Nigeria colonised ...

MUSCAT, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The coastal Arab nation of Oman is the unlikely centre of a thriving African music scene with roots stretching back centuries and across the seas to Zanzibar. The Omani ...

By the time the final notes echoed across Laureate Gardens, it was clear that Blankets & Wines had understood the assignment.

She’s the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a jazz category. She is also the first Rwandan or Ugandan to ever be nominated for a Grammy. And she is the first East African actor ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Burna Boy, Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Afrobeats has dominated global ...