HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — One of Zimbabwe and Africa’s most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating performances won him devoted fans Read More..
Music
People Say “Is That Coachella? I Didn’t Know They Had Festivals Like That In Africa…”
Chin Okeke – one of the men behind arguably the most important of Africa’s new breed of music festivals – has spoken of the growing appetite for live music in Read More..
Diamond’s ‘Ratchet’ Video Banned In Tanzania
By: Thomas Matiko Bongo flava star Diamond Platinumz’s troubles seem to be getting worse. Just days after being dumped by his longtime partner Zari Hassan over continuous infidelity, two Read More..
Watch Bantu’s Satirical video for “Lagos Barbie”
Sometime in October, Bantu, a 13-man band from Nigeria, released a music video for their single “Lagos Barbie”, the first single off their funky new album of massive-fusion of Afrobeat, Highlife and Afrofunk songs, Agberos International. In an Read More..
Artist Spotlight with Blinky Bill of Nairobi, Kenya
This week, we travel to Nairobi, Kenya to talk to our good friend Blinky Bill (Bill Sellanga). Blinky is a Kenyan musician/producer and DJ and a founding member of the forward Read More..
Nigerian Pop Star Davido to Perform at the 2017 Bay Area Afrobeats Concert Series
Mid-summer, adding excitement to highly anticipated summer shows, staged on Friday, August 11, at the Craneway Pavilion, afrobeats star David Adede’i Adeleke, better known as Davido is officially confirmed as the Read More..