Thandeka Mfinyongo didn’t need an entire month in the Everglades to feel its impact. The Cape Town-born musician — known for her mastery of the Xhosa uhadi and umrhubhe — spent just one week immersed ...

Burna Boy at Afro Nation 2023 in Miami (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) A seismic shift in global music representation reached a historic pinnacle when Grammy-winning superstar Burna Boy ...

If you've ever caught yourself singing along to a song in a language you don't speak, welcome to the club. That's the magic of music, especially African music. From Lagos to Dar es Salaam to Accra, ...

Nasty C’s music often explores themes of identity, social commentary, and personal growth, showcasing his storytelling ability and poetic flow. He continues to push the boundaries of South African hip ...

Entertainment Week Africa (EWA) returns to Lagos from November 17 to 22 for its fifth anniversary edition, marking five years of building one of Africa’s leading creative economy platforms under the ...

Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, and performers like ...

African music has grown into a powerful global force, driven by artists whose consistency, creativity, and cultural influence have earned them widespread recognition. These musicians have collected ...

An artist and a producer brainstorming together to cook up a record is the standard. However, it becomes a magnetic force when the two entities naturally share the same vision when it comes to music.

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and it’s truly giving “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” vibes. This month’s column is going to lean into the good — a few Afropop moments of ...

Cape Town’s live music lineup features South African talent spanning R&B, soul, hip-hop and jazz.

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

I have the pleasure of living in the big, busy, diverse, and very diasporic city of Atlanta, where the summertime lituations are about to get very real. There are a ton of great DJs in town spinning ...