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.

Originally designed as a Zulu Ballet by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and premiered in 2014, Inala has arrived as part of a ...

His legendary jazz fused American style and Cuban rhythms with East Africa’s pentatonic scales. Now, at age 82, Mulatu ...

A viral TikTok by content creator Cassi Scheppel sparked a debate after revealing that Mgarimbe’s Sister Bethina was inspired ...

Taking a melody people already know and hearing it in a new way has a long tradition in classical music. In Florence Price’s ...

Slayer terrified the PMRC, Janet Jackson seized control, and Genesis got weird on these albums that shaped a transformative ...

This is evidenced in the growth of Nhloso Khwela’s audience. Other artists who recorded significant uplifts representing ...

Truth or lie? Afrikaner activist Ernst Roets claims this popular Kwaito track should be classified as 'boeremusiek'.

Maskandi music remains one of South Africa’s most authentic cultural expressions, rooted in Zulu heritage and storytelling.

Academic and cultural commissioner Dr Rajendran Govender has released two original songs inspired by the Hindu harvest festival Pongal, gaining international acclaim. The compositions, which blend ...

As America celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, one of several celebrations in Evanston took place at the Music Institute ...

Join us this Saturday, 1 November, at Maynardville Gardens for the vibrant Heritage and Harmony event, showcasing the rich tapestry of South African culture through music, dance, and storytelling. Don ...