Africa
Miami's 8th TransAtlantic Festival To Showcase Eclectic Lineup
There's no better place to celebrate world music at a crossroads than at the annual Heineken ...(read more)Baaba Maal Announces 2010 North American Tour
For the first time in four years, Senegalese vocalist and guitar virtuoso Baaba Maal will return to ...(read more)Full List of Nominees Announced for The South African Music Awards
The South African Music Awards have announced its list of nominees this week. In their 16th year ...(read more)Akon Arriving in Mumbai to Sing on Bollywood Film
Senegalese-American R&B singer Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam, better known as Akon, will be arriving ...(read more)Afropop Worldwide Puts 60 Hours of Hip Deep Programming Online
Afropop Worldwide, on the vanguard of covering African music in America since it began as a radio ...(read more)Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Touring America in the Spring
With the upcoming release of 'Rise & Shine' slated for March 23 on Cumbancha Records, Sierra ...(read more)Blakk Rasta: 2010 Ghana Music Awards Nominated a Song from 5 Years Ago
A second artist has fired volleys at the process behind the Ghana Music Awards, which announced the ...(read more)Akon Heads to Bollywood
One India reported that Akon Senegalese-American R&B singer Akon will reportedly contribute to ...(read more)Sizzla Defends Beaten Zimbabwe Fans
While performing at the 21st February Movement Gala in Zimbabwe this weekend, dancehall star Sizzla ...(read more)Sarkodie Leads the Nominees for 2010 Ghana Music Awards, Controversy Already Brews
Nominations in all categories for the 2010 Ghana music awards have been announced. Far ahead of ...(read more)Konono N1 European Tour Dates 2010, Including Matt Groenig Curated ATP
Few, if any, long-running music collectives can claim the same trajectory towards sudden ...(read more)Questlove Compares Fela Kuti to the Hip Hop Experience
With the ongoing re-issue of Fela Kuti's entire discography on Knitting Factory Records and the ...(read more)Nigerians Declare War on Music Piracy
The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), a sizable coalition of musicans and Nigerian industry ...(read more)9ice Gets Divorced Onstage, Writes Dis Track 'Safaware'
The Nigerian rapper 9ice, a.k.a. Abolore Akande has had quite the week. During The Future Awards, ...(read more)Abdullah Ibrahim to Perform in Johannesburg with New South African Orchestra
Renowned South African jazz composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is returning to his home country ...(read more)JJC's 'We Are Africans' Video, with Sick Femi Kuti Sax Solo
Nigerian rapper and producer JJC organized another catchy pan-African shout track for the pile. ...(read more)Akon Says Lady Gaga Retired Him
In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Senegalese rapper Akon spoke candidly about Lady ...(read more)The Collected Works of Die Antwoord
30,000 fans accrued on Facebook in two weeks. 2 terabytes of data downloaded from their website in ...(read more)The Very Best Remix Yeasayer's 'Ambling Alp'
The Very Best is comprised of Euro-production team Radioclit and the Malawian vocalist Esau ...(read more)Nigerian Rapper 9ice Stole My Lyrics, Claims Baba Nee
According to Nigeria's Daily Champion, Adigun Abolore of Alapomeji Records, known to many as 9ice, ...(read more)
