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Over four decades ago, a young woman from Ouidah, Benin, picked up a microphone and did something deceptively simple: she...
African electronic artists are proving that the strongest route to a global audience is staying rooted in where you come from.
From South Africa’s jazz-inflected Amapiano to Ethiopia’s enduring Ethio-jazz tradition, a new generation of African musicians are proving that jazz does not have to stay in the jazz room.
The French-Malian singer is among the artists featured on the 13-track album.
Diaspora artists are embracing African sounds, languages and collaborations, not as a trend, but as a journey back to their roots.
In the streaming era, artists are releasing EPs more than albums.
From Lagos to Nairobi and Accra to Johannesburg, a fearless new wave of women are redefining African hip-hop one verse at a time.
Eight years after Talk About POE, LADIPOE returns with a deeply personal sophomore album, Revival.
Through LAKAY, Francis Mercier says thank you to all the cities that showed him what home could feel like.
Drill music, which started on the streets of Chicago, has found a new heartbeat in Africa.
With her new double-single “DEY PLAY!” and “Gbona,” the Nigerian-British rapper is proving that confidence, culture, and conviction can exist in the same breath.
