Alvarita Benedito Lucungo, better known by her stage name Alvara, is on her way to Nairobi to represent Namibia at the Inclusive Africa Conference 2025 this week.Born with congenital glaucoma, a ...

At a studio in central Johannesburg, dancers from various countries moved together to the rhythm of South Africa's amapiano ...

For this month’s ‘Made in Africa’ column, we list the music from across the African diaspora we’re taking into the summer ...

In April 2022, Lira suffered a stroke while in Germany, which affected her speech and left her unable to communicate properly. It was a scary and uncertain time, and she stepped away from the ...

Today, South Africa is a music powerhouse thanks to the pulsating groove of amapiano, but the roots of the success of that genre lie in the dance rhythms of the country’s urban township ...

Kwaito legends TKZee and Gospel Queen, Dr. Rebecca Malope were celebrated for their contributions to South African music, all receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards. Best Collaboration Song ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nigerian and South African music achieved unprecedented growth last year on Spotify, earning record-breaking royalties, the audio streaming platform said on Friday.

Nigerian and South African music earned record-breaking royalties to achieve unprecedented growth on Spotify last year, the audio streaming platform said yesterday. Mail Online reports that ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. was no longer welcome in the country, while calling him a "race-baiting" politician who hates America and ...

South African musician Suthukazi Arosi, renowned for her immense contribution to the South African music scene, died at the age of 64 at her home in Centurion on Thursday, February 13. The tragic ...

“The music they brought that developed in the Deep South held people together in shared culture. “During migration, African Americans from the South interacted for the first time with many other ...

Famo, a genre of music that blends traditional Southern African songs and Western instruments, first emerged a century ago among migrant mining communities in South Africa. The music ...