The campaign aims to establish an international touring circuit across the continent. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director A little over a month after Kendrick Lamar headlined an event for Global ...

At the foot of a mountain range in Gangwon Province, beside a stream running past the Yeongwol Africa Art Museum near Gossi Cave, G ...

Analysis - Kofi Agawu is regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on African music. The Ghanaian scholar, teacher and researcher has changed how the world hears and studies it.

Preceded by a crew of gymnasts who shot fire — and themselves — high in the air, Black Sherif earned a hero’s welcome when he took the stage at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra, Ghana, to headline the ...

From Ultra South Africa to Afro Nation Portugal, here are the best lineups this year. By Heran Mamo Multiple music festivals across the globe are celebrating African music throughout the whole year, ...

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent. “Nigeria and South Africa are dominating the most,” said Tuma Basa, ...

The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...