Music
African music craze sweeps YouTube as artists rack up millions of views
African music is witnessing explosive growth on YouTube, in a marked departure from the past, where tunes from the continent struggled to gain a foothold in the global scene. Seth Onyango, bird story agency More African hits are reverberating far beyond the...
8 African Artists Make Rolling Stones’ 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list
Updated for the first time since 2008, the new '200 Greatest Singers of All Time' list includes Miriam Makeba, Tabu Ley, and Burna Boy, among others. Rolling Stone, one of the world's leading music publications platforms, kicked off the new year with an update to its...
CKay Makes Musical History Amid Afrobeat’s Unstoppable Global Rise
Nigerian singing sensation and producer CKay has made musical history as the first-ever African artist to feature in the top 100 Billboard Artist year-end chart, a milestone that underpins Afrobeat’s meteoric rise and shakeup of the global music scene. Seth Onyango,...
Gambian afrofusion group Nobles Unveil anticipated debut album
Introducing fast-rising Gambian afrofusion trio NOBLES with their highly anticipated and exciting new debut album titled JOY. Out on September 30 via independent label Money Empire, ‘JOY’ is a glorious melting pot of infectious soundscapes that not only showcase the...
With HypnoRock and Africhant, An Artist Breathes New Life Into the Makhoyane
There are very few musicians alive today who know how to play the makhoyane, the traditional instrument of the Swati. Most are elderly. Enter Thobile Magagula who is bringing the instrument back to life with Hypno-rock and Africhant. by Nokukhaya Musi, bird story...
Billboard-charting Nigerian rising star Zinoleesky released his latest single ‘Call Of Duty’
https://youtu.be/9fVUx-Z7cV0 With his latest single ‘Loving You’ still causing quite the stir across the world, having debuted on theBillboard US Afrobeats Songs Chart, and Apple Music’s Top 100 Chart, and garnered over 5 millionplays online in a month, which is...
London based afrofusion artist RAYSMUZIK returns with ‘YKTVBZ’
While he puts the finishing touches to his long-awaited and highly anticipated debut mixtape NightOwl, rising London-based Nigerian afro-fusion artist and musician RAYSMUZIK has just dropped offan infectious afrobeat jam perfect for the summer titled ‘YKTVBZ’...
Congolese Visual Artist Thonton Kabeya Walks Art Enthusiasts Through A Musical Journey
From Congo To South Africa With (Rumba) Love By Phendu Kuta, bird story agency For an artist with deep Congolese roots and proud cultural immersion, the inspiration of Rumba in an art show is not only a form of personal expression but a connection to other Africans...
Nigerian Songstress Lucianne Returns With Defiant New Afro R&B Single ‘te Amo’
https://youtu.be/Q4-TudqLgBQ Following the success of her latest single ‘More’, which ushered in a new era for LUCIANNE(formerly known as Luci Monet) and has now surpassed one million plays online, the British Nigeriansinger, songwriter and actress is back with...
Alternative R&B Singer And Songwriter NEZSA Is One To Watch This Year!
Alternative R&B singer and songwriter NEZSA is one to watch this year! Having recently beenselected as the next ‘Africa Rising’ artist by Apple Music, on the back of the success of her latestsingle ‘Break’, which has garnered over 100K plays online, and been...
Angélique Kidjo Wins Grammy For Best World Music Album
Angélique Kidjo won the Best World Music Album for ‘Mother Nature’, at the 64th Grammy Awards. Benin's Angélique Kidjo, She won a Grammy Award for Best World Album, for "Mother Nature.” The 61-year old singer was nominated alongside Femi Kuti and son, Made, WizKid...
South African DJ Black Coffee Wins First Grammy
Black Coffee has won his first-ever Grammy award. The South African DJ and producer won in the category Best Dance/Electronic Album for Subconsciously. Born Nkosinathi Maphumulo, Black Coffee grabbed the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the Grammy Awards for his album...