He describes his music as "an urban sound from a smartphone ... voice has established himself as an ambassador of East African pop culture - until now, Kenya has not had many internationally ...

Dodo Nyoka has defended his right to sing Afrikaans pop music, despite social media backlash from black South Africans.

As we kick off our 12 Days of Afropop celebration with Day 1: Origins, we journey back to a pivotal moment in broadcasting history. In October 1988, National Public Radio launched an unprecedented ...

Afrobeat and Afrobeats, although related, are quite distinct. Afrobeats is the genre that emerged when West African pop music became cool. Afrobeat, on the other hand, is what Nigerian music icon ...

From lyrics in English, Swahili, Pidgin English, Zulu, Xhosa and Yoruba, the project incorporates several genres from Afrobeats, pop, R&B, hip-hop, and the South African version of house music ...

G♯m, C♯m. Riff B is an ostinato rhythm based on the E major pentatonic scale, one of the most versatile scales in pop music. You can hear the African thumb piano and the marimba. Now let's add ...

AFRICA'S music scene is no longer just a regional sensation, it has become the pulse of global pop culture. As African music continues to enchant global ...

The biggest night in music, the South African Music Awards (SAMAs ... Newcomer of the Year and Best Pop Album for her ...

The adaptation and arrangement of African pop music remains the most popular class in the just concluded Kenya Music Festivals in Meru town. The theme of love was apparent in the various choices ...