Tag: Music

Djodje: The musician on a mission to reclaim sense of black pride in Cape Verde

Djodje is one of Cape Verde’s most successful pop stars. Following in…

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Obituary: Toots Hibbert, a reggae music icon

Singer and songwriter with Toots and the Maytals who took reggae to…

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David Bolton: Singer turned chief shares how he juggles his all important roles

If you’ve heard of David Kwamena Bolton, you’ve either seen him on…

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Golda Shultz: ‘I sing with an optimistic outlook’

Classical performer, Golda Shultz is one of a handful of South African…

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Siti Amina Omar: ‘I got a divorce to pursue my love for music’

It’s not very often you find a Zanzibari woman singing lead in…

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Skin: ‘I refused to play the game’

Night after night in her early teens, Deborah Anne Dyer – known…

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DJ Kampire is taking East African underground music to the world

Kampire is a DJ from Uganda who plays electronic underground music mixed…

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Bonga Kuenda: Making music for Angola’s freedom

Bonga Kuenda is the living master of Semba, Angolan folk music. Bonga…

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BL Shirelle: From drug dealer to recording artist

B.L. Shirelle was notorious in her neighbourhood by the time she was…

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Temilayo Abodunrin: The 10-year-old Nigerian saxophonist

Temilayo Abodunrin loves music. The 10-year-old Nigerian saxophonist preferred musical toys in…

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