Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

Explore Fikile Mbalula's Top 10 songs of 2025, showcasing the vibrant South African music scene and the tracks that resonated ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...

Ladysmith-born Maskandi artist uMafikizolo (Lethukuthula Mhlongo) is enjoying unprecedented success with his hit 'Uyoncengwa ...

• Phumla Music: Talk about being booked and busy… Barberton’s Phumla Nkomo, widely known as Phumla Music, featured on many concert billboards, including her own show: One Night with Phumla Music and ...

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers' beloved “Animal Crackers” joins ...

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the ...

Ain't no lie; ain't no shade. The past 12 months of dance music contained some both strange and exciting moments. One of the biggest moments in fact began in the last few days of 2024, when Anyma ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

A vibrant video of youths singing and dancing to gospel music in Nairobi's CBD went viral, showcasing unity and positivity ...