Cimafunk brings funk and jazz to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, and gives a history lesson behind African Cimarrons.

The rise of Afrobeats and Amapiano stems from years of effort to redefine African music beyond the vague ‘world music’ label into clear, distinct genres.

South African musician Steve Kekana has died at the age of 62. Speaking to Channel24, Steve's manager, Xolani Majozi, confirmed that the musician died in the early hours of Thursday morning after ...

The Metro FM Music Awards 2025 (MMAs) celebrated South African music royalty, with Bassie's Kwelanga making a clean sweep in three categories: Best Music Video, Best Amapiano Song, and Best ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated ...

An African music distribution company and service provider, M.A.D Solutions, has taken a significant step forward by announcing a new licensing partnership with TikTok. The collaboration aims to ...

The singer won the first-ever Grammy for African music performance for her sultry, gorgeously sung single “Water." Her debut, self-titled album released in March, could be a strong candidate to ...

South African musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, has spoken about the successes that African musicians have chalked on the global music scene.

Amy Sall is highlighting the cultural impact of African filmmakers with ‘The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power’, published by Thames & Hudson ...

A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or “Therapy,” and his 2021, Grammy-nominated follow-up was called ...

In an in-depth interview with Oral Ofori of TheAfricanDream.net, legendary Ghanaian musician and three-time Grammy nominee, Rocky Dawuni, shared his thoughts on the rise of Afrobeats as the new ...