The seductive sounds of Amapiano, the South African phenomenon that has swept the music scene, have met the essence of Bongo music to create a hybrid that is winning fans. In this genre-defying ...

Bongo Joe was a figure whose backstory is shrouded in mystery and a considerable amount of mythology. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Institute of Texan Cultures To hear Bongo Joe’s music visit our Mixcloud ...

Kenyans love Bongo Flava. Our airwaves, TV music shows, local shops and even promotional roadshows play a good amount of Bongo music. And what’s not to love about these Tanzanian songs? The beats are ...

Together with American Songwriter and Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Bongo ByTheWay over Zoom video! Internationally acclaimed super-producer, songwriter, entertainer ...

Bob “Bongo” Starkie, the guitarist for the Australian rock band Skyhooks, has died at age 73. Skyhooks archivist Peter Green announced Bongo’s passing on the group’s Facebook page on Friday, Nov. 28, ...

No one led a life quite like Bob “Bongo” Starkie, who has died of leukemia at the age of 73. Bongo died this morning, listening to his favourite artist, Chuck Berry. “For the past year, he has fought ...

Let's take a moment to reflect on how it's even possible that Bongo Maffin are still around. The group was born in the mid-90s at the height of the "we're free" moment - a time when a slew of groups ...

When a fresh-faced gap-toothed 18-year-old singer from Kinshasa called Kanda Bongo (later known as Kanda Bongo Man) arrived in France in 1979, there were few opportunities for musicians from Africa.

Cape Town - One of South Africa’s most prominent music producers and DJs right now is 27-year-old Yuvir Pillay, who we all know as Sketchy Bongo. I meet Sketchy (not wearing his iconic ski mask this ...

His death was confirmed on Tuesday on the group's official Facebook page.

But that’s probably akin to suggesting that the first Ramones album would have been better if they’d done a couple of ballads and added orchestra strings to “Chain Saw”. But having said that, I’ve ...