News
28 Aug 2024
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The National Arts Council South Africa (NAC) is inviting students, art practitioners, art...
28 Aug 2024
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Sony Music's parent company, Sony Group Corporation (SGC), is developing a new blockchain platform...
28 Aug 2024
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Senegalese kora veteran Seckou Keita has announced his 2024 autumn tour with his Homeland Band,...
28 Aug 2024
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The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is inviting artists to submit applications for its 2025 Artists...
28 Aug 2024
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South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, Gayton McKenzie, is inviting members of the...
28 Aug 2024
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Students from the first cohort of the Sony Music Group Global Scholars Program came together for a...
28 Aug 2024
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Nigeria-based Premier Records this week announced a partnership with Africa-facing music platform...
27 Aug 2024
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The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is excited to announce the introduction of a bidding system...
Features
21 Aug 2024
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By Khumbulani Muleya Botswana-born Zimbabwean musician Jordan MoOzy is among the first batch of...
14 Aug 2024
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By Trevor Makonyonga It was a buffet of brilliant performances as different gospel artists took to...
08 Aug 2024
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Australian progressive metal outfit Caligula’s Horse is set to tour South Africa later this month...
05 Aug 2024
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I don’t know from which country Nigerian singer Victony is joining me on this call, and I don’t ask...
01 Aug 2024
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Zimfest marked its 25th year with an unforgettable weekend at Herts Showground, Hertfordshire...
01 Aug 2024
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By Alaba Ilesanmi Almost three decades after his passing in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti , the...
Overviews
20 Mar 2024
In 2021, the Music in Africa Foundation conducted the Revenue Streams for African Musicians...
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18 Mar 2024
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Music and politics in Sudan have been intertwined for many decades. During the colonial era,...
18 Mar 2024
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Sudan enjoyed a reputation as a leading centre of musical creativity from the 1940s to 1970s,...
06 Jul 2023
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Sudan has an active, resilient media landscape that has been largely shaped by the country’s...
10 Jun 2023
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Sudan’s musical traditions have largely been informed by Arabic and Muslim traditions. As a country...
06 Jan 2023
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By Drum Circle Sudan Like many other African countries, Sudan boasts a wide range of traditional...
Reviews
16 Aug 2024
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All albums are a gamble, but by the time an artist reaches his third, he is in a particularly...
15 Aug 2024
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Zimbabwean hip hop artist Holy Ten ’s latest single ‘Gamu, Pt. 2’ is a gut-wrenching, soul-stirring...
16 Jul 2024
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For three nights, from 4 to 6 July 2024, the city of Agadir in Morocco pulsed to the enchanting...
12 Jul 2024
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Zimbabwean-born and London-based Ananya’s acoustic version of ‘ Bad for You ’ sets the tone for her...
31 May 2024
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Ricky Tyler’s Happy 2 Be Alive is a sonic revolution – a raw and edgy record that shatters...
30 May 2024
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There is a human folly. A trait among many. A tendency to focus on trivia and fleeting existence...
Gig guide
Instrument Lessons
09 Jun 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
09 Jun 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
08 Jun 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair...
Music from the continent
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Fyst Records
Sika
02:53
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Baaba Maal
Freak Out (Baba Ali Remix) [feat. The Very Best]
05:57
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Lil V BBM
Ndamkele.mp3
03:58
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Dino Mudondo
Quantum
06:34
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Lutroo Da-Music
Mboma (feat. Ubber Black & Thovhele)
04:47
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Kym Tana
Do It Yourself
05:27
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InDuna
Diva
03:15
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Isaac Mukalazi
Azawi - Lo fit Jazz guitar Rendition
03:08
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Enzo Siffredi
BLACK BARAKA
03:28
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Shocker
Motivate - Mixed By Kizzybeatz
02:38
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