The past three years have seen considerable turmoil in Africa, with a succession of coups overturning governments in Niger, Sudan and Guinea. That instability partially influenced Eisaku Yamaguchi to ...

African recordings can now be found in music stores all over the world, advertised in magazines and on specialized websites. The growing international interest in African music provides opportunities ...

Reggae has had a massive impact on the world and in Africa it was one of the biggest genres of music. Its greatest influences came from the early 70s with the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Culture ...

It's Thursday night in downtown Johannesburg and some 500 people are packed into Bassline, a warehouse-like club in a hipster-friendly neighborhood. They're here for South Africa's longest-running ...

The concept of "Africa rising" has long lacked significance, and the idea of an African renaissance often appears as a lofty slogan without practical manifestation. However, recent political events in ...