Under the theme Icon-Inspired Music Excellence', this year's Metro FM Music Awards promises a fusion of tradition and ...

A TikTok video showed a group of young South African men singing igwijo, celebrating unity and culture, captivating viewers ...

South African live electronic duo GoldFish will host a special 'Disco Fish' late-night at New Orleans' Toulouse Theatre ...

For the past dozen years a South African balladeer named Josef Marais has been quietly building a reputation as a specialist in folk and children’s songs. He and his Dutch wife Miranda accompany ...

Back when MTV Base Africa was launched in 2005, there wasn’t a clear indication of where African music was headed. The platform was introduced to help grow the African music scene and help it find its ...

Some Nigerian fans will remember him for dazzling fans with his smooth flows in the early 2010s and for his many influential guest appearance notably among which is his commanding verse on AKA's 'Run ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tyla.Getty/Todd Owyoung Tyla recently scored her first Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Water." Born and raised in South Africa, she's ...

As this service evolves, traditional music and a wide variety of modern South African styles begin to appear on the air. But when radio begins expanding more rapidly, black culture is forced out of ...

Kenya’s music scene has seen great changes since the colonial days, with many local singers finding fame through protest songs. One iconic example is the late Joseph Kamaru, a Kikuyu musician who is ...