In a studio in Kigali, Rwanda, Michael Makembe sits down at his laptop and starts playing some traditional vocals he recorded in the street. The music producer adds a layer of Afrobeat and drums, and […]
The global economy is in a particularly volatile phase right now, with fortunes tending to rise and fall on a daily or even hourly basis. But in Africa, as in the rest of the world, […]
Apple Music’s Dotty joins Wizkid at The Roundhouse in London to discuss his new album ‘More Love, Less Ego’, his global influence, being an ambassador for the continent of Africa, and what fans can expect […]
French Montana puts his money where his mouth is. The Moroccan-born artist has consistently used his platform to promote and fund charitable causes relating to education, immigration, and health. French’s philanthropic work was celebrated Thursday night during the […]
Play video content TMZ.com Akon says he and Michael Jackson were discussing plans to open a number of music-focused schools across Africa … which got tragically derailed with the death of the King of Pop. […]
On a mission to “take amapiano to the world,” Major League DJz have made history. From September 2nd to 4th, the tandem performed a DJ set that lasted 75 hours, shining a light on the […]
Photo Credit: Mdundo African streaming service Mdundo reports over 20 million active monthly users — up 74% from 2021. Back in June, the African streaming service Mdundo — supplier of music free of charge with […]
Last Saturday, taking the stage at Glastonbury, Sampa the Great made history. A vision in bright red, the Zambian rapper and songwriter, born Sampa Tembo, addressed the crowd with a sly grin on her face: […]
About five months following Warner Music Group’s acquisition of African distribution and rights-management company Africori, Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched Virgin Music Label & Artist Services in Africa. UMG, which rolled out the revamped […]
If there’s one good omen in this world, it’s the internet producing another fantastic cover of Toto’s painfully catchy classic, “Africa.” This time around, we have Russian guitarist and composer, Alexander Misko playing a “freaky […]
Shared from punchng.com Published 23 February 2022 A former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has described the ruling All Progressives Congress as the ‘most inconsistent political party in Africa’. Melaye said this […]