This year has been a difficult one for most creatives, who suffered a big blow due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the organisational side, concerts, festivals and awards ceremonies were postponed or ...

By Ed Keazor Popular music in Nigeria can be divided into three general time periods: the Traditional period (early times till mid-19th century); the Post-Western Influence period (mid-19th century ...

Music and politics in Sudan have been intertwined for many decades. During the colonial era, musicians played a key role in the struggle for independence. Later on, as music was embraced by the masses ...

MFR Souls is a house and amapiano music duo from Johannesburg, South Africa. The group is known for such songs as 'Lalela' and 'Bambi'kanda'.

The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation.

Lerato Matsoso is the stakeholder relations manager for South Africa- based digital rights licensing company Composers, Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO) ...

The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) in South Africa has announced the qualifying participants for the 2025 ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme (NSP), an initiative aimed at nurturing young South African ...

The winners of this year’s African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMAs) were announced at the weekend.

The nominees for the third edition of Basadi in Music Awards (BIMAs) have been announced ahead of the presentation ceremony at Joburg Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 10 August.

Several African and diaspora acts have been confirmed to perform at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas, from 10 to 19 March.

Sauti za Busara (SzB), one of the biggest and most diverse live music festivals in Africa, returns to Stone Town, Zanzibar, in February 2022 to celebrate 19 years of entertaining and inspiring diverse ...

The Ghana DJ Awards 2024 nominees have been announced ahead of the main ceremony in Accra on 9 November.