Africa’s festival scene is giving people a new way to travel the continent, one built around what is happening in music right now. In hotspots across Africa, festivals centered on Afrobeats, amapiano, ...

Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or simply enchanting. It is also defined by its unique percussive bass. Breaks within songs ...

Europe and North America are often touted as having the world’s best wine-producing countries and traditions. However, Africa is not to be underestimated, with South Africa’s strong status in global ...

Nigerian singer Chella turned a viral hit into one of Afrobeats’ fastest-rising careers ...

Every production faces unexpected obstructions that require creative solutions and conceptual rethinking. What was an unforeseen obstacle, crisis, or simply unpredictable event you had to respond to, ...

On September 2, on a lively street in Bonapriso, an upscale neighborhood of Douala, Cameroon, an eager crowd gathered outside Bwo Art Gallery. The stylish throng had come to see the gallery’s ...

How has the contemporary African art scene evolved over the past decade? The African continent has become an exciting art scene with highly invested artists who are now exhibited worldwide. What has ...

Some record labels create huge market and financial clout. Some stay much smaller, but punch way above their weight in terms of their impact on the spirit of a country’s music. For South Africa, one ...