Why Africa’s global music boom still leaves much of the continent unheard

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent.
CNN

Global spotlight: African music’s Grammy moment

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 ...
Vogue

African Women Were at the Center of Pop Music in 2024—Where Will They Go in 2025?

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...
Rolling Out

Tyla’s VMAs win shines spotlight on African music’s global impact

At the 2024 Video Music Awards (VMAs), South African singer Tyla made waves with her performance and acceptance speech after winning the “Best Afrobeat” award for her hit song, “Water.” This moment ...
Los Angeles Times

Tyla won the first African music performance Grammy. Now, ‘I really want people to go deeper.’

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...
The Conversation

Pops Mohamed mixed old and new to reinvent South African music

Pops Mohamed playing the Senegambian kora, his favourite instrument. Photo courtesy Rafs Mayet Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has passed away at the age ...