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Blood, Beats & Betrayal: How Family Killed P-Square

Blood, Beats & Betrayal: How Family Killed P-Square

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The Great Disconnect: How Africa's Cultural Renaissance Collides with Political Regression

The Great Disconnect: How Africa's Cultural Renaissance Collides with Political Regression

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Where African Artists Earn, Lose, and Get Erased on Stream

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Music Is Starving in Sudan: How the RSF Silenced a Generation of Artists

Music Is Starving in Sudan: How the RSF Silenced a Generation of Artists

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The Double Tax: Why Every Stream Costs African Artists Twice

The Double Tax: Why Every Stream Costs African Artists Twice

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SAMA32 Names Its Nominees in June

SAMA32 Names Its Nominees in June

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Spotify’s post-English AI future

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SXSW London 2026: African Artists Shine in Global Music Showcase

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Nigerian Afrobeats Stars Feature on FIFA 2026 World Cup Album

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A Burkinabè Researcher Reads Lobi Music as Mathematics

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso3 MIN · Le Faso

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Should Wizkid And Other Celebrities Speak Up On Nigerian Issues Or Not?

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African Artists Chart New Paths as Global Music Ecosystem Shifts

African Artists Chart New Paths as Global Music Ecosystem Shifts

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Dom Dolla Sells Out Marvel Stadium in Melbourne

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Joburg Ballet Stages The Bacchae as African Choral Ballet

Johannesburg, South Africa3 MIN · Music In Africa

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Serena Williams Returns at 44

Nigeria3 MIN · NotJustOk

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Iran conflict fuels farm crisis as costs soar in South Africa

South Africa3 MIN · Africanews

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Fatso 98 Returns With THE XO EFFECT III

South Africa3 MIN · Music In Africa

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The New Underground: Culture Shift or Cultural Loss?

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Joey B Answers His Critics on News At 7

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South Africa: Marais Erasmus Abandoned the Safety Net and Became an Umpiring Legend

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South Africa: Department Demands Action Over Kai !garib Municipality's Deteriorating Water and Sanitation Services

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Nigeria police warn against reprisal attacks against South Africans

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Tyla and Future Release Game Time

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South Africa made to look like fools over World Cup visa issues, says minister

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BNXN and Sarz on the making of their joint album, The Game Needs Us

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Suntou Susso Brings the Kora to Kings Place

Pan-African1 MIN · Music In Africa

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What the Africa Rising Music Conference Didn't Settle

Johannesburg, South Africa1 MIN · Music In Africa

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South Africa Dissolves Its National Arts Council Board

South Africa1 MIN · Music In Africa

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Zack The Great Takes Red Bull Dance Your Style Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya1 MIN · Music In Africa

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Onesimus Tops South African iTunes From Malawi

South Africa1 MIN · Music In Africa

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Starr Healer and Nomfundo Moh Team Up on 'Hamba Nami'

Pan-African1 MIN · Music In Africa

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Sony Says Udio Trained on 30,000 Recordings

Pan-African1 MIN · Music In Africa

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FAME Week Opens Again, in Cape Town Again

Cape Town, South Africa1 MIN · Music In Africa

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Warner Proves Unsold Vinyl Can Be Pressed Again

Pan-African1 MIN · Music In Africa

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Namibia: Zirkas Racing Dials in for National Circuit Leg

Pan-African1 MIN · AllAfrica

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First group of Ghanaians arrivein Accra following repatriation from South Africa

Accra, South Africa1 MIN · Africanews

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Audio Girl Foundation Opens Its Summer Programme

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An Indonesian Choreographer Wins South Africa's New Duet Prize

South Africa1 MIN · Music In Africa

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The DIY sound of Kinshasa’s recycled music

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Morocco wants tourists to visit Western Sahara. Some say it's tightening its control

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France heat triggers illegal swimming in central Paris

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Namibia: New Documentary Highlights Namibia's Seal Rescue Efforts

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First group of Ghanaians to be repatriated from South Africa arrive home

South Africa1 MIN · Africanews

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