Creators Mix’ A new initiative celebrating the emerging vibrant African creative community in the Northeast of England is launching its first-ever “Creators’ Mix” event. Created by UK-based ...

Scott Simon speaks to Tom Excell and K.O.G., bandleaders of ONIPA, about their new album, "Tapes of Utopia." It's dedicated to the mix tapes sold in Africa's markets. ONIPA means human in one of Ghana ...

Music has shaped cultures and communities throughout the world and has been passed down through generations to keep histories alive. It can amplify one’s attitudes and motivate change, which makes it ...

The songs featured in this five-part series on African music are oddities, especially compared to today’s hits. In an age dominated by dull one-hit wonders that are quickly forgotten, artists of the ...

From 2baba's "African Queen" in Phat Girlz to Skales' "Shake Body" in Sex Education, Billboard rounds up 15 Afropop songs that have been featured in TV and film. By Heran Mamo Nnegest Likké, a ...

Zimbabwean music continues to make waves on the global stage as Apple Music has announced award-winning artists Bantu and Dr. Chaii as the latest Isgubhu cover stars, celebrating their influence on ...

From Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift to the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, Billboard rounds up 12 movie soundtracks that include original songs by African… By Heran Mamo African artists ...

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...

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 ...