Strings and wood become harp and drum accompanying cellist Abel Selaocoe's chants and throat singing in his new album, Hymns of Bantu, out this month. It's just one of the many ways he makes alchemy ...

Spotify Wrapped 2023 demonstrated that South Africans are consuming more local songs, compared to 2022 with artists like Makhadzi, Tyler ICU and Kabza De Small in the top streaming data. Spotify ...

Since 2020, Amapiano the South African imported genre that blends Kwaito with House music has dominated Nigerian mainstream music. In Nigeria, Amapiano which packs speaker rattling baselines is quite ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...

South African artists Cassper Nyovest and Vusi Nova share their unsettling experiences with AI-generated music, raising critical questions about authenticity and the future of creativity in the ...

Msaki, Hotstix Mabuse & Brenda Mntambo Bring Iconic Songs to Life Alongside Real Stories of Love That Endured This Valentine's Day, love gets the tribute it truly deserves. The Legends of African Love ...