Africa’s leading Congolese Rumba music is now on the list of the world cultural heritage of humanity after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) admitted the ...

The rise of Afrobeats and Amapiano stems from years of effort to redefine African music beyond the vague ‘world music’ label into clear, distinct genres. May is celebrated worldwide as Africa Month, ...

For years Congolese rumba was a continental favourite, but now West African tunes are getting young people dancing from Nairobi to Abidjan. YesI think the latest Afrobeats music is more urbanised. It ...

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Crammed Discs comp documents the effects of Cuban son and bossa nova on the Belgian Congo. Save this story Save this story There's a story, possibly apocryphal, that when Paul Simon traveled to South ...

This has been a strong year for African music, with two big trends emerging. The first is the continuing integration of African music into the U.S. and European mainstream. Nigerian Afrobeat is played ...

Last week came with good news for Africa as Congolese rumba music won Unesco protected status. It joined other living traditions such as Jamaican Reggae on Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage of ...

A Kenyan legend of '70s East African rumba music, Samba Mapangala was understandably proud when Barack Obama was elected president. He even wrote a song, “Obama Ubarikiwe” roughly translated as “Obama ...

It is Friday night in Kinshasa in mid-June, a slight chill infusing the city’s humid ambience. Hundreds of clubs and live shows are blasting out the country’s legendary rumba music, sensuous harmonies ...

The Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) will honour the legendary Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, famously known as Papa Wemba, with a captivating performance that is sure to inspire fans of ...

Songbird Faya Tess, Labour Day celebrations, Nairobi, 2019. [George Orido, Standard] Last week came with good news for Africa as Congolese rumba music won Unesco protected status. It joined other ...