South Africa's famous toyi-toyi was adopted from Zimbabwean troops, who learned it in Algeria – showing the interconnected nature of Africa's liberation struggles.
The Covid-19 pandemic interrupted dynamic Pan-African movements and efforts but artists are regrouping to pursue new opportunities enabled by the internet. Digitally and financially inclusive models...
How do elements of Fela Kuti's music get reproduced by today's pop musicians? Decades after his death, Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most famous musician continues to live...
There is not much information on artefacts used by Stone Age humans to make sound and music – but the first comprehensive survey is a good...
The outspoken singer always considered himself to be at risk, and in Ethiopia people loved him because he didn’t let that risk keep him quiet.
