Two sound worlds sit at the heart of Latin music, and they could hardly feel more different. High in the Andes, the breathy ...

Gospel music is growing nearly six times faster than drill among young listeners in Nairobi, as Kenya's Generation Z continues to embrace a wider range of music genres, new Spotify data shows.The ...

Spotify data shows Nairobi 18-24 listeners drive 53.7% of city streams. Gospel, dancehall and gengetone all growing together.

Nairobi moves to the rhythm of its young people, and increasingly, that rhythm extends far beyond the music. From matatu rides and campus corridors to neighbourhood cafés, creative spaces and ...

Michel Kuka Mboladinga has become famous amongst Congolese soccer fans for mimicking a statue of the late Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.

Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed ...

Kinshasa (AFP) – Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed in the Congolese ...

The house of Congolese world music legend Papa Wemba has been turned into a museum to rumba – Copyright AFP/File JUNIOR KANNAH Each weekend, dancers stoked on music ...

Congolese music star Papa Wemba performs during the Femua music festival in Abidjan on April 24, 2016 before collapsing on stage. [AFP] Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will take centre stage on the global cultural calendar this July, as it hosts the First World Music and Tourism Festival in Kinshasa from 16 to 18 July 2025.

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to famed ...