The South African documentary, Music is My Life, based on the legendary singer Joseph Shabalala and iconic Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been selected as the country's official Read more »

Afro-pop star Garry Mapanzure has been laid to rest in Masvingo. Mapanzure died in a car accident at the age of 25. The singer was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to ... Read more »

Sixto Rodriguez, the legendary singer-songwriter has died at the age of 81. He passed away on August 8, 2023, after suffering a stroke. Rodriguez began his music career in the ... Read more »

After five decades on the stage, one of the continent's great musical innovators, and an outspoken critic of corrupt politics, has taken his last bow - in exile, because it was too ... Read more »

Sean Barlow, the creator and producer of public radio's Afropop Worldwide, and his crew arrived in Stone Town, Zanzibar, the night before the opening of their tour focus for the ... Read more »

The man who came up with the idea for "We Are the World," the Grammy Award-winning charity single that raised money for famine relief in Africa and protested against apartheid in ... Read more »

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou was an Ethiopian nun and pianist who gained worldwide recognition for her unique and deeply personal compositions. Her music reflected ... Read more »

On International Women's Day (March 8, 2023), five teenage girls uploaded a social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance Challenge, writes Ananya Jah Read more »

Spicy harissa paste from Tunisia, Morocco's Raï music, and Kalela dance from Zambia were selected to join United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ... Read more »

Police has said the just concluded Nyege Nyege festival held on September 15th to 18th, 2022 had no major crime incident reported. "We didn't register cases of immorality like it ... Read more »