Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for ...

It is difficult to discuss the international success of Bongofleva star Diamond Platnumz, 36, without mentioning Davido, 33, ...

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Tributes have been pouring in from across Ghana and the world since the death of Ghanaian highlife legend Ebo Taylor. Born ...

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.

The 2024 Grammy Awards saw the inception of the "Best African Music Performance" category. However, some digging shows how the category leaves out a large scope of the music coming out of the ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 3 (Reuters) - When the biggest names in music gather on Sunday for the industry's top honors at the Grammy Awards, they will hand out a new trophy for best African music performance.

Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys ...

Everything changed for Oxlade in 2022. The Nigerian afrobeats singer, who already had quality records in his discography, climbed to heights that few afrobeats artists have seen. That year, he ...

Speaking at the event held at Urban by City Blue Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Juma Jux, winner of East African Artiste of ...