Africa
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)K'Naan Headlines U.S. Tour with Wale, Does Coke Song
The Somali-born Toronto-based hip hop artist K'Naan will kick off an 11-date co-headlining U.S. tour ...(read more)Why Femi Kuti Skipped the Grammys
This year, Femi Kuti was nominated for 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' category at the 52nd ...(read more)Bonnaroo Lineup Adds Baaba Maal and Tinariwen
America's favorite rebel musicians Tinariwen, and Senegalese singer and guitarist Baaba Maal, will ...(read more)Ladysmith Black Mambazo North America Tour Dates
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the all-male vocal group that rocketed to fame over twenty years ago ...(read more)Cuban Jazz Pianist Omar Sosa Tours the U.S. on Heels of New CD
Cuban pianist Omar Sosa is not one to rest on his laurels. Constantly on the road, if not in the ...(read more)High Sierra Fest 2010 Announces Lineup, Includes Femi Kuti as a Headliner
The one festival in America that outdoes Bonnaroo in jam bands and hacky sack quotients has ...(read more)Malian Virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate Heads Out With Bela Fleck on First North American Headlining Tour
With his sophomore album, 'I Speak Fula,' released just days ago in North America on Sub Pop, ...(read more)Pepsi Funds African Akon Track for the World Cup
Pepsi has sponsored an unlikely group of A-list collaborators for 'Oh Africa,' a track that will act ...(read more)
