Tag: Music

Bold and fearless: Nigeria’s latest star to headline in London

If Ruger has learnt one thing this year, it's that taking a…

Toyin Owoseje Toyin Owoseje

Cameroonian singer Mr Leo on finding the ‘power of our voice’

Mbolé-pop star Mr Leo's next musical mission is to break through to…

DJ Edu DJ Edu

Sérgio Mendes, the musician who left Brazil to bring the sounds of his country to the world

Bringing Brazilian music to the world and the world to Brazilian music:…

Felipe Maia Felipe Maia

Why Tyla’s racial identity has rallied South Africans behind Coloured communities

When Tyla exploded on to the global music scene with her hit song Water,…

Rachel Savage Rachel Savage

Stevie on the Wonder of becoming a Ghanaian citizen

Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is officially Ghanaian. On Monday - the US…

Thomas Naadi Thomas Naadi

DJing for Madonna – how Malawi’s Chmba made it big

Chmba is a DJ and music producer from Malawi who has achieved…

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Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72

Onyeka Onwenu, the singer, actor, broadcaster and activist whose love ballads and…

Eromo Egbejule Eromo Egbejule

‘People thought they knew the story’: the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli

A revealing new documentary takes an inside look at the most infamous…

Adrian Horton Adrian Horton

Rock & roll superstar, Tina Turner

Rock’n’roll singer whose comeback after her turbulent early career made her one…

Adam Sweeting Adam Sweeting

Obituary: Harry Belafonte

By the mid-1950s, the singer Harry Belafonte had taken the lead role in an…

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