My phone went absolutely crazy – DJ Black Coffee after winning Grammy
South African DJ Black Coffee has always decried the pigeon-holing of African…
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Showcasing culture through music – Malawi’s Tay Grin
Thirty-seven-year-old Malawian hip-hop artist, Limbani Kalilani, better known by his stage name, Tay…
Preserving Malian music during a war
When Fadimata Walet Oumar sang and danced around the fires at home…
Ronald Kabuye: ‘If it wasn’t for music, I’d be nowhere’
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Olpha Selepe: The woman who became a pop sensation at 65
When Olpha Selepe told her children she wanted to release her own…
Ebo Taylor: The Ghanaian musician who helped put West African music on the world map
Ebo Taylor became one of Ghana's major prolific musicians in the 1950s…
Eddy Kenzo: I’m a hustler, I’m a ghetto child
For someone who spent most of his childhood on the street, Uganda's…
The making of hip hop and rap artist Ice Prince Zamani
Growing up in the city of Jos in central Nigeria, Ice Prince…
AY Poyoo: The ‘GOAT’ hitmaker from Ghana
AY Poyoo, an internet sensation, is one of Ghana’s all-rounded entertainers and…
