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A Musical Genre Trip Across Africa
Africa is a continent of rhythm and melody. Every region carries its own signature, and the people in each one express it through their music. Today, we take a genre-focused trip around the continent. Are you ready?
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The Mahotella Queens
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We have always heard about the all-male bands that made waves across Africa and the diaspora from the 1960s to the late 1990s and early 2000s: the highlife bands of Ghana, the juju bands of Nigeria, th...
When the Bands Fell Silent …
African music in the sixties and seventies thrived on institutions rather than individuals. Names like I.K. Dairo and his Blue Spots, Chief Oliver De Coque, Orlando Owoh, Franco Luambo’s TPOK Jazz, and many of their counterparts across Afri...
If the Whole of Africa Were to Record an Album
Pause for a minute and think about it. If the whole of Africa wanted to record one album, how would we even begin?
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Which genres would carry the songs? Afrobeats? The many variants of Highlife from L...
Beyond Praise Singing, the Intimate Art of Oríkì
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There is a moment in many African households: at weddings, coronations, naming ceremonies, even before going to war, where the air shifts. Someone begins to chant. Not quite singing, not quite speaking, no...
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