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After five decades on the stage, one of the continent's great musical innovators, and an outspoken critic of corrupt politics, has taken his last bow - in exile, because it was too ... Read more »
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Sean Barlow, the creator and producer of public radio's Afropop Worldwide, and his crew arrived in Stone Town, Zanzibar, the night before the opening of their tour focus for the ... Read more »
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The man who came up with the idea for "We Are the World," the Grammy Award-winning charity single that raised money for famine relief in Africa and protested against apartheid in ... Read more »
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou was an Ethiopian nun and pianist who gained worldwide recognition for her unique and deeply personal compositions. Her music reflected ... Read more »
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On International Women's Day (March 8, 2023), five teenage girls uploaded a social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance Challenge, writes Ananya Jah Read more »
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Spicy harissa paste from Tunisia, Morocco's Raï music, and Kalela dance from Zambia were selected to join United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ... Read more »
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Police has said the just concluded Nyege Nyege festival held on September 15th to 18th, 2022 had no major crime incident reported. "We didn't register cases of immorality like it ... Read more »
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Archaeologists spend a lot of time examining the remains of distant pasts, which includes the study of rock paintings, write Neil Rusch and Sarah Wurz for The Conversation. ... Read more »
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YouTube has revealed the names of African creators who have been selected to join a global cohort of 135 from around the world, in its flagship #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund ... Read more »
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Join Bands, Not Gangs offers music lessons to vulnerable teens in dangerous Western Cape neighbourhoods, encouraging those at risk to choose an instrument rather than a gun,
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