A musical journey from fear to high notes

Mwimbaji wa R&B Olubankole Wellington anayefahamika kwa jina la Banky W wa Nigeria ameachia video mpya ya wimbo uitwao ‘High Notes’. ‘High Notes’ ndio single rasmi ya kwanza kwa Banky W kutoa kwa mwaka huu 2015. Video imefanyika jijini Johannesburg, Afrika Kusini na kuongozwa Banky W mwenyewe. Katika video hii wanaonekana mastaa mbalimbali wakiwemo Iyanya, […]

The first time I watched a Sarabi Band performance  was at the 12th edition of the Sauti za Busara Festival early this year at Ngome Kongwe, Zanzibar.

Musical Exchange Programmes Can Take Different Shapes
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THREE American expert Art administrators, who visited the country over the last two weeks, have already returned home. They left Tanzania last Thursday night after having what they called a "successful trip". However, they will not choose two acts from here ...

On August 19th 2014, AfriDocs, the pan-African documentary strand across Africa, is proud to present Zanzibar Musical Club, a 2009 documentary film directed by Patrice Nezan and Phillipe Gasnier that chronicles the music and culture of the people of Zanzibar. This beautiful and memorable film is a loving testimony to the beauty and diversity of the the so-called “spice Island” – Zanzibar.

At sunset, in the streets of the ancient old town, the musical clubs of Zanzibar buzz with the joyful...

When Coke Studio announced the names of artistes for the 2015 edition of the musical programme Diamond’s name was not on the list.

Ladies and gentlemen, in Uswaz, every soul loves music. Anything from Asha Mashauzi’s Taarab that on a daily basis wafts from my neighbour’s shack, to glass-shattering hip hop that booms from a bachelor’s pad opposite my house qualifies to be music.

Meet the latest generation of Africa's musicians with a message

Paul Van Haver, better known as Stromae, has taken the international music scene by storm. Born in Brussels to a Belgian mother and a Rwandan father, he tells the BBC about the inspirations for his second album.