Music was an essential part of my family’s household when I was growing up. Our day-to-day lives always had a soundtrack. Sometimes, we washed dishes to American greats like The Supremes, Aretha ...

Warner Music Group is expanding its ADA distribution division across EMEA, naming Howard Corner regional head as it begins ...

Karen C secondary from Nairobi rehearsing before performing at the East African Music festival in Luta, Uganda on August 21, 2025.[Standard] The festival brought together the best of Kenya, Uganda and ...

A couple of years ago, pioneer African music TV channel, Channel O hardly featured Kenyan videos. It was all a South African and Nigerian affair as East African artistes cried foul, claiming that the ...

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent. “Nigeria and South Africa are dominating the most,” said Tuma Basa, ...

African music has grown into a powerful global force, driven by artists whose consistency, creativity, and cultural influence have earned them widespread recognition. These musicians have collected ...

Kigali’s I Am Hip Hop Festival returns in 2026 with a regional edition that brings together artistes from Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi for a week of collaboration ahead of a two-day public festival in ...

IT was on Sunday, June 28, 2026, when a youthful bodaboda rider disrupted a quiet evening, blaring the remastered version of “Usia wa Baba”, released by Dar International Orchestra in 1982. With ...