Reggaeton originated in Panama as Afro-diasporic music. It was a transformation of dancehall, hip-hop, and reggae en español that eventually made its way to NYC, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the rest of Latin […]
I heard reggae for the first time when I was 10, in the summer of 1972. My expat father was home on leave from Hong Kong, visiting my mum and I in our Devon bungalow. […]
The cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 23, is the third of seven siblings – Isata, Braimah, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata, Mariatu, aged 26 to 13 years – all musicians who regularly perform together. He grew up in Nottingham […]
Dua Lipa’s lawyer has insisted she’s “never heard” the tracks she is accused of infringing in a copyright lawsuit about her song Levitating. The singer was sued in March by songwriters L. Russell Brown and […]
Dave leads the nominations for the GRM Daily Rated Awards 2022 with six nods. The 24-year-old rapper’s chart-topping LP ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ has been nominated for Album of the Year at the […]
Last night, Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, musician and icon Burning Spear made his return to New York City for the first time since 2010 with a performance at SummerStage in New York’s beautiful Central […]
Since the beginning of time, people have revered African music for its upbeat rhythms, potent lyrics, and vibrant dance moves. African music has significantly improved over time and is currently gaining more acceptance and recognition […]
This year, Notting Hill Carnival makes its grand return to the streets of West London after two years away. It’s fitting timing, too, since this year marks 60 years of Jamaican Independence. The ripple effect […]
To determine the most popular song in Beyoncé’s discography, Stacker looked at her RIAA singles data and Billboard Hot 100 data and ranked her top 10 tracks. – Kevin Winter // Getty Images Kaiya Shunyata Beyoncé Knowles-Carter—or Queen Bey, as […]
In early July, a Twitter account called The Zimbabwean posted a thread highlighting the popularity of country music across Africa. The posts included videos – mostly phone footage from bars and weddings – that persuasively […]
Kanya Iwana Ogi actually had no plan to be a full-time singer. That’s the most shocking part about the Chicago-born Nigerian-American singer. Prior to everything that’s occurred for her over the last four years, Ogi […]
Birmingham 2022 has today unveiled the all-star line-up that will perform at the Commonwealth Games’ upcoming Closing Ceremony (8 Aug). Bringing to an end 11 days of incredible sport, this high octane production will celebrate […]
Photo credit: Sara Kurfeß People have been debating whether streaming platforms should change their method for paying streaming royalties to artists. This is driven by the desire to see fairer streaming payouts for indie artists, […]
Lashana Lynch To Play Bob Marley’s Wife ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) British actress Lashana Lynch, who is known for her work in “No Time To Die”, has been tapped to play Bob Marley’s […]
The saxophonist, flautist and early global-music pioneer Charles Lloyd has been entrancing audiences worldwide for more than 60 years, as well as travelling widely in his own fertile imagination to cultures way outside his jazz […]
In west Africa’s griot tradition, it’s men who play instruments while women sing. But Sona Jobarteh was determined to change that and asked her father to teach her to play: today she is the first […]
If you have ever been to Disneyland, you already know the exhilaration that can overcome you as soon as you step through the gates. There’s no other feeling quite like it, and while the park […]
Photo Credit: UB40 UB40 releases “Champion,” the first single from their upcoming 2023 album UB45. The album celebrates 45 years of the band’s music, both new and reworked. UB40’s new song is also the official anthem […]
Luke Pritchard, vocals, guitar, songwriter I wrote Naive when I was 15 or 16 – before we had the band – but I didn’t like it. I was quite a paranoid, unconfident kid and I […]
At the end of a horrible week in British politics, there’s nowhere better to be than a sweaty moshpit in a Digbeth warehouse being vibrated by the Bug’s colossal bass music, exorcising rage through MC […]