Spotify's Wrapped 2025 results are in, and South Africa has made one thing clear: this was the year of local heroes.

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — The song’s called “Revolutionary House” and it’s gone viral. But its creator is difficult to track down. It takes several probes on Twitter, a lead from ...

Oluthando Keteyi 2025 wasn’t just big for local listening; it was a breakthrough year for South African artists on the global stage.Spotify’s Wrapped 2025 results are in and superstars Tyla and Black ...

His life in music was a struggle against narrow definitions - of ‘race’, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.

Tributes pour in for Pops Mohamed, the revered South African musician who dedicated his life to preserving and evolving ...

Kenya’s music scene has seen great changes since the colonial days, with many local singers finding fame through protest songs. One iconic example is the late Joseph Kamaru, a Kikuyu musician who is ...

Virgin Music Group has promoted Nicole Thomas to the position of Managing Director of South Africa. Thomas was previously ...

For the past dozen years a South African balladeer named Josef Marais has been quietly building a reputation as a specialist in folk and children’s songs. He and his Dutch wife Miranda accompany ...

How do you get people to take personal hygiene seriously in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic? Music and dance. With the whole world almost at a standstill over the rapid spread of coronavirus to ...

A music and dance collective has grown beyond day parties into a full-fledged cultural community — bringing its unfettered ...

Last year we saw a hint of what was to come. This year, however, we’ve had the genre’s promise come to fruition, blossoming to legitimately rival Afrobeats as the most popular sound in Africa.