From the early seventies’ Bloc Parties in the Bronx to musicians streaming songs to audiences worldwide, today’s hip hop scene is borderless. But for the African artists making waves worldwide, ...

When King Sunny Ade's African Beats ambled one by one onto the 9:30 club stage Friday night, it was no surprise that the first six musicians were percussionists, but it was a surprise that there was ...

Africa’s entertainment industry is another stage where global competition between China and the U.S. is playing out. African artists see it as an opportunity. Kate Bartlett has the details from ...

Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...

This marks Tyla’s second win in the Best African Music Performance category, following her inaugural win in 2024 with “Water”. The category was introduced to spotlight African music on the global ...

LONDON (Reuters) - If African music is often wildly joyful and uplifting, its myriad variations were largely born from a history of slavery and suffering, imperialism and immigration. It's a songline ...