Conference to tackle cracks in the African music industry and support systems ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

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 ...

The United States is the world’s largest market for African storytelling content — accounting for 8.7% of global demand — ...

In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African musician to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he's making history as well at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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On December 19, the first African musician ever awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was announced. The honor goes to Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and activist who died in 1997. He joins an ...

Also in this edition of Michael Christopher’s Rock Music Menu, is Vinyl of the Week: “Pretty in Pink: 40th Anniversary ...

The MetroFM Music Awards 2026 took place at the Durban ICC on Saturday, 25 April, with Ciza named Best Male Artist and Shandesh crowned Best Female Artist. The ceremony also marked 40 years of Metro ...

As our new digital homelands power global connectivity, the world has shrunk, and Afropop’s fandom has grown. Young powerhouses like Tyla, Amaarae, and Libianca set new trends at the head of a class ...

London - More than 125 years of black music in Britain is being celebrated in the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East museum in Stratford, London. RFI was at the opening to explore how music from ...