Music was an essential part of my family’s household when I was growing up. Our day-to-day lives always had a soundtrack. Sometimes, we washed dishes to American greats like The Supremes, Aretha ...

Burna Boy, Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Afrobeats has dominated global dance music for the last decade or so. Many of us will remember how acts like P-Square of Nigeria colonised ...

She’s the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a jazz category. She is also the first Rwandan or Ugandan to ever be nominated for a Grammy. And she is the first East African actor ...

In 2021, Tanzania's Diamond Platnumz became the first Sub-Saharan African singer to receive 1 billion views on his YouTube channel. That same year, Zuchu became the first woman artist in East Africa ...

A couple of years ago, pioneer African music TV channel, Channel O hardly featured Kenyan videos. It was all a South African and Nigerian affair as East African artistes cried foul, claiming that the ...

East African music icons Ali Kiba and Jose Chameleone are among the many who have paid tribute to the late former prime minister Raila Odinga. Raila passed away on October 15, 2025, at the age of 80.

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 ...

African music has grown into a powerful global force, driven by artists whose consistency, creativity, and cultural influence have earned them widespread recognition. These musicians have collected ...