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What Is Amapiano? The South African Sound Changing Dance Music
What is Amapiano? Discover the origins, sound, and global rise of the South African genre reshaping dance music, from log drums to township roots.
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Highlife Music History: How Ghana’s Sound Shaped a Continent
A look at highlife music history, tracing how Ghana's guitar-and-brass sound shaped Afrobeat, hiplife and West African popular music more broadly.
African DJ Culture: From Township Turntables to the Global Stage
Tracing African DJ culture from township sound systems and radio gatekeepers to today's digital decks, and the DJ's lasting role as musical tastemaker.
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Ayra Starr Headlines Seychelles’ 50th Independence Celebration
Ayra Starr met Seychelles' president and headlined the nation's Golden Jubilee independence celebrations, thrilling thousands at Stad Popiler.
From Griots to Global Stages: The Enduring Tradition of West African Storytelling Music
An exploration of the griot tradition in West Africa, its instruments and cultural role, and its lasting influence on contemporary African music.
Burna Boy Surpasses 14 Million Equivalent Album Sales Worldwide
Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Burna Boy has officially crossed the 14-million mark in equivalent album sales worldwide, placing him among the most commercially successful African...
Burna Boy: The African Giant Taking Afrobeats to the World
Burna Boy is more than one of Africa’s biggest music stars. He is one of the artists who helped push modern African music from...
Tems: The Nigerian Voice Redefining R&B, Afrobeats and Global Music
Tems is one of the most distinctive voices in modern African music. With her deep, soulful tone, emotional songwriting and atmospheric sound, the Nigerian...
