As the 2016 in 2026 nostalgia trend sweeps across social media, South Africans are realising something important: 2016 wasn’t just a good year for music, it was a cultural reset ...

Some Nigerian fans will remember him for dazzling fans with his smooth flows in the early 2010s and for his many influential guest appearance notably among which is his commanding verse on AKA's 'Run ...

South Africa is celebrating 30 years since apartheid ended and Nelson Mandela became the nation’s first Black president. In the U.S., a South African musical group is spreading Mandela’s message of ...

Tyla can’t wait to showcase her rap skills. The rising star has been exploring new musical territories since her breakthrough hit. The 23-year-old South African singer – who got her big break after ...

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

A French woman wowed South Africa with her rendition of Aymos and Ami Faku's hit 'Fatela', translating it into French, ...

Hawaiian singers wow TikTok with a stunning isiXhosa rendition of a popular South African song, highlighting the beauty of ...

From samba to hip hop to reggae, so much of the music we enjoy has African roots. Tonight, for the first time, the Grammy Awards is recognizing music produced in Africa with a category of its own.

Since 2020, Amapiano the South African imported genre that blends Kwaito with House music has dominated Nigerian mainstream music. In Nigeria, Amapiano which packs speaker rattling baselines is quite ...

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