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Benin singer OPA wins 2026 RFI African music prize
In the running alongside nine other candidates from the African continent, OPA's fusion of afrobeats, soul, jazz and traditional Beninese sounds won over both the public vote and the jury for the ...
The 2024 Grammy Awards saw the inception of the "Best African Music Performance" category. However, some digging shows how the category leaves out a large scope of the music coming out of the ...
Multiple music festivals across the globe are celebrating African music throughout the whole year, and Billboard is rounding up the biggest ones for you to hit up. “Our promise has always been to ...
Africa Mix celebrates Women's History Month, with plans to feature African women in music on the show through the whole of ...
“I come from South Africa, I represent Ampiano. I represent my country," said Tyla. Tyla used her first Video Music Awards win to educate the world on African music. The Johannesburg native gained ...
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“What Africa is capable of when vision meets excellence”: Record broken for Largest Orchestra at an Afrobeats concert
The cream of the genre plus an 80-piece ensemble ...
Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay has criticised the popularised use of the term “Afrobeats,” describing it as a convenient ...
At the 2024 Video Music Awards (VMAs), South African singer Tyla made waves with her performance and acceptance speech after winning the “Best Afrobeat” award for her hit song, “Water.” This moment ...
Songs that speak of love, resilience, community and cultural pride are crossing borders and digital platforms, connecting local scenes with global audiences. This journey brings together some of the ...
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Meet Msaki: The South African singer who should be the next breakout female artist to hit the charts
With a vocal dynamism that straddles house, jazz, R&B and folk, she deserves a high profile for 'Entropy,' her new EP with ...
Tyla's mission is clear. She's setting out to change the geography of pop stardom. "It's something I feel like the industry is lacking," the singer declares. "An African pop star." Fresh off a year of ...
"There's been a shift, whereas before we were trying to adjust to the western world and now the western world is adjusting to us," he says. The undulating sounds of Nigerian sensation P-Square echo ...
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