Adegoke Oluwafemi Samson, popularly known as Femi Laquinta, is a seasoned and dynamic drummer and percussionist with over 15 ...

The Africa Forward Summit Conference ended with a vibrant Kasarani concert celebrating the continent's music, fashion and ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Tracks by Rema, Burna Boy and more were streaming in the billions, but hits are drying up. Stars and analysts across the African music industry fret about how to change course In 2016, Afrobeats – the ...

In 1989 he journeyed through Mali, one of the biggest countries in west Africa, and produced a memorable three-part series on its music and people for Radio 4. In 1998, after 13 years, his weekly ...

YouTube is raising subscription prices for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music in the U.S., the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The YouTube Premium individual plan is increasing from $13.99 ...

This was the central theme at the recent International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Africa Performance Rights Conference (PRC) 2026, held in Lagos, Nigeria, where record label executives, ...

Sylvester “Sunshine” Lee, 73, poses for a portrait at the Sunshine Cultural Arts Center in East St. Louis on Thursday, March 5, 2026. He has taught African drumming and dance to children since the ...

African music is dominating the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music worldwide. But Rick Ross, the stage name of William Leonard Roberts II, says this moment ...

ABIDJAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Traditional chiefs wearing crowns and gold chains gathered at Ivory Coast's main airport on Friday to welcome the return of a "talking drum" looted more than a ‌century ...

The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of history with a heartbeat that traces back to the African continent. At the ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...