Music

Interview: Blxckie Is Embracing Growth On ‘YENA’

When he emerged in 2020 with a cache of singles and freestyles that carried him to the mainstream of South African Hip-Hop, Blxckie was a precocious…

The Native

Kobilou And Aibrid Are Extending Their Winning Streak With ‘D’BADDE$T IN THI$ BITCH

Kobilou has teamed up with Aibrid for a new project titled ‘D’BADDE$T IN THI$ BITCH.’ It’s his third official project following 2024’s four-track collaborative EP with…

Boluwatife Adeyemi

Winky D Is Having An Honest Conversation About The Motherland On ‘Tête-à-Tête (Hello Africa)’

Three decades into a career that has seen him earn plaudits and critical acclaim, Zimbabwean singer Winky D is still as resolute as he was at…

Wale Oloworekende

King Promise’s “Melody” Is The Start Of A New Era

Ever since “Terminator” took over worldwide, Ghanaian artist King Promise has kept his foot on the gas, dropping constant heat while linking up with major names…

Melony Akpoghene

DAP The Contract Is Celebrating Fuji’s Richness On “Fuji Shuffle (To The Left)” 

DAP The Contract has kept busy throughout the year. The veteran rapper returns with a new single, “Fuji Shuffle (To The Left),” his first solo release…

Boluwatife Adeyemi

Garvicii Is Exploring Attraction and Desire On New EP,  ‘MISSBEHAVE’

Rising music star, Garvicii, is back with ‘MISSBEHAVE,’ a seven-track EP exploring the many ways attraction, desire, and romantic connection influence how we feel, act, and…

The Native

Orch Is Centering Heritage And Spirit

Sometimes, we meet true creators like Orch who build worlds where every element of their artistry carves out a world uniquely their own. These true creators…

Frederick Adjavon

How Matt B Found His Way Home

As the host announced the nominees in the Best Global Music Album category of the 2025 Grammy Awards, Matt B felt the weight of anticipation in…

Chibuzo Emmanuel

FOLA: One Room, One Pen, One God

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Joey Akan

JeriQ: Hood Boy Music, Billionaire Dreams

The Jehovah’s Witnesses sent JeriQ a cease and desist. He still cannot quite believe it. When he dropped “Jehovah,” a record with Bella Shmurda, he pulled…

Joey Akan

TG Omori: Evolving The Nigerian Pop Identity

“Money can’t buy this,” TG Omori told me, describing the moment his life split into a before and after. “This is what greatness look like. And…

Joey Akan

Shoday: Taking The Funnier Route

Shoday’s biggest song almost didn’t happen the way people think it did. Before “Paparazzi” launched him out the gates, before his first number one, before Davido…

Joey Akan

Wale Was Never Given the Benefit of the Doubt

“This shit ain’t never been easy for me.” It’s how Wale opened our conversation, unprompted, before I’d asked a single question. What followed was an inventory:…

Joey Akan

Mavo Wants You to Want Him First

His father named him for a promise. You know, you’re going to be famous, he told him, back when Marvin was young enough to still be…

Joey Akan

Dr Sid Is Still On The Field

There is a test Dr. Sid applies to his own life, and he returns to it often enough that it has become practice rather than a…

Joey Akan

Sarz Believes in Destiny, As Long As He Controls It

There is a story Sarz tells about the first time he sat in a real American studio, and it is not really a story about America.…

Joey Akan

Kenwiza Balances Rhythm on “Too Much” Featuring Mvce and TENNIN

Some producers build a record around a dominant instrumental or an immediately recognisable bassline. On Too Much, the collaboration between Nigerian artist Mvce and French singer…

Amber Asuni

Hennessy and Sarz Celebrate Nigerian Hip-Hop Culture at ‘Sarz and Friends’ Lagos

Hennessy, in collaboration with Nigerian music producer Sarz, brought together influential voices across Nigeria’s music and entertainment industry for Hennessy x Sarz and Friends on October…

Anjola Akinmade

Blulyt Wants It All

Ask Nonofang Disetlhe what changed when she became Blulyt, and she will tell you almost nothing did. The stage name, to her, is just a new…

Anjola Akinmade

Rotimi Keys: The Architect of Sunshine

by Joey Akan Optimism is easy to write and hard to write well. Rotimikeys manages it by letting the arrangement do the persuading, so that hope…

Editorial Team

Teledalase’s Vision of Resistance and Depth Over Palatability in Promoting Yoruba Culture

"I want people to be uncomfortable with the planet and the structures our children live in.” The post Teledalase’s Vision of Resistance and Depth Over Palatability…

John Eriomala

Desperados and Young Jonn Create a Catchy Anthem With “Let It Go”

Desperados continues to find meaningful ways to connect with the younger audience through music, culture and premium experiences. The post Desperados and Young Jonn Create a…

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

Dear Artist, Congratulations on Evolving into ‘Mid’

That your music reflects who you currently are doesn't translate to improved tastefulness. The post Dear Artist, Congratulations on Evolving into ‘Mid’ appeared first on The…

John Eriomala

Olamide to Headline London’s The O2 Arena in March 2027

Olamide will perform at The O2 Arena in London on 25 March 2027, marking the biggest London headline show of his career to date. The post…

Amber Asuni

Bikutsi, the Music Women Built When They Were Told to Be Quiet

Have you ever heard of Bikutsi? If you have, you probably know it as the fast, bright, relentless sound from Cameroon that makes it hard to…

African Music Library

Blues from Africa

Ali Farka Touré (pic credit: Wikipedia)In the 1960s, a young Malian musician named Ali Farka Touré put on a record by American bluesman John Lee Hooker…

African Music Library

A Turban at Dawn, A Kingdom at Dusk

You wake with the first light, the sky still pale and tender, and the palace grounds are already stirring. The air is cool and faintly damp,…

African Music Library

A Musical Genre Trip Across Africa

Africa is a continent of rhythm and melody. Every region carries its own signature, and the people in each one express it through their music. Today,…

African Music Library

The Mahotella Queens

Pic Credit: Fondation Daniel LangloisWe have always heard about the all-male bands that made waves across Africa and the diaspora from the 1960s to the late…

African Music Library

When the Bands Fell Silent …

African music in the sixties and seventies thrived on institutions rather than individuals. Names like I.K. Dairo and his Blue Spots, Chief Oliver De Coque, Orlando…

African Music Library

If the Whole of Africa Were to Record an Album

Pause for a minute and think about it. If the whole of Africa wanted to record one album, how would we even begin?Photo by Oyemike Princewill…

African Music Library

Beyond Praise Singing, the Intimate Art of Oríkì

Photo by Phil Hearing on UnsplashThere is a moment in many African households: at weddings, coronations, naming ceremonies, even before going to war, where the air…

African Music Library

Ghana: Mr Eazi and MOLIY’s ‘Comfort’ earns Urban Music Awards nomination

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Nigeria: CANEX WKND unveils 2026 programme

Ano Shumba

Interview: Myra Gold explores cultural identity and creative freedom on ‘Alchemy’

Sisi-Nkabinde

The big interview: Temwa Gondwe on CANEX WKND 2026 – Part 2

Ano Shumba

The big interview: Temwa Gondwe on CANEX WKND 2026 – part 1

Ano Shumba

Lance Stehr brings decades of South African music to ‘Spinners’ Season 2 soundtrack

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ACCES unveils stellar programme for 2026 edition

Ano Shumba

R&B collective Both Worlds targets SA market

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