Yemi Alade is a Nigerian artist who grew up moving from place to place as her policeman father was assigned to different posts around the country. But her nickname speaks to a broader sense of ...

The Nigerian singer shared this information at an exclusive listening event of her new album in Lagos on March 3, 2016. She said her debut album “Kings of Queens” was a reflection of who she was in ...

“Mama Africa” is a classic Highlife tune. Bracket as usual, go for the kill with their heavy local lines about love and beauty making you want to dance. The song has that unique Eastern flavor, which ...

Meet the founder of the Mama Afrika Festival, which brings African fashion, food, music and dancing to the Triangle this weekend. Meet the founder of the Mama Afrika Festival, which brings African ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The musical is Somi Kakoma’s thank-you note, written across generations, to the South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba. By Alexis Soloski If ...

While Spotify dukes it out with Apple and other big tech names to target high-end users in mostly developed markets, a startup out of China has raised some money to expand its music streaming business ...

The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...