Kenya’s music scene has seen great changes since the colonial days, with many local singers finding fame through protest songs. One iconic example is the late Joseph Kamaru, a Kikuyu musician who is ...

A new compilation of contemporary African music, mostly hip-hop, focuses largely on immigration. The songs on Yes We Can: Songs About Leaving Africa describe the allure of life abroad in Europe or ...

There’s no doubt that African songs have taken the music industry by storm over the past few years. From dominating the billboard charts to being played at weddings and other events. Did you know that ...

It was many seasons ago since the African Union Chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, visited our village. And so, naturally, when word went round that she had been spotted walking into Old Nyati’s compound, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. It was many seasons ago since the African Union Chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, visited our ...

From Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift to the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, Billboard rounds up 12 movie soundtracks that include original songs by African… By Heran Mamo African artists ...

Last year we saw a hint of what was to come. This year, however, we’ve had the genre’s promise come to fruition, blossoming to legitimately rival Afrobeats as the most popular sound in Africa.