Music in Africa

03/01/2025

Music In Africa Foundation projects manager, Violet Maila, spoke to 702 talk radio station about the Instrument Building and Repair (IBR) workshop, scheduled to take place in Johannesburg this February. The project encourages the formalisation and professionalisation of instrument making and repair in Africa, especially in relation to indigenous African instruments.

03/01/2025

The Music In Africa Foundation has extended the deadline of its Instrument Building and Repair (IBR) project call for applications to 10 January 2025. Apply here: bit.ly/41hZUu1

The Music In Africa Foundation has extended the deadline of its Instrument Building and Repair (IBR) project call for applications to 10 January 2025.

03/01/2025

Dandy Crazy's car collided with a truck and another car, resulting in the deaths of three people at the scene. Dandy Krazy was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later passed on.

Zambians are mourning the passing on of local artist Dandy Krazy who succumbed to injuries caused by an accident on New Year’s Eve.

02/01/2025

ICC Immersion South Africa is a programme for entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries who have an innovative project and wish to develop it in the booming South African market. The application deadline is 31 January.

Entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries are invited to apply for the ICC Immersion South Africa programme.

31/12/2024

Fans across the world are invited to participate by voting for their favourite artists from 2 January 2025. View the full list of nominees here:

The nominees for the 2025th edition of Trace Awards were announced ahead of the awards ceremony in Zanzibar, on 26 February.

31/12/2024

The call is designed for artists, professionals and students in the following fields: music, sound design, video mapping, audio-visual creation, animated film, digital arts, set design, graphic design, video games etc.

Artists, professionals and students are invited to submit applications for a Video Mapping Awards programme in Lille, France.

27/12/2024

Spotify co-founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon were responsible for the bulk of the insider sales, with about $900 million attributed to their transactions.

Spotify executives and board members sold approximately $1.25 billion worth of stock in 2024, according to a report by the Financial Times based on SEC filings.

27/12/2024

The submission deadline is 24 January.

The Midwest Graduate Music Consortium (MGMC) invites graduate student composers to submit recently created works not exceeding 10 minutes in length.

26/12/2024

La pop africaine est devenue une force incontournable sur la scène mondiale, créant des superstars dont l’influence s’étend bien au-delà des frontières. Alors que 2024 touche à sa fin, elle laisse derrière elle une année riche en triomphes artistiques et en résonance mondiale. Si les artistes masculins ont continué à dominer les gros titres, cette année a également été marquée par une nouvelle ère de succès menée par des femmes, notamment l’ascension d’Ayra Starr, Tems et Tyla.

La pop africaine est devenue une force incontournable sur la scène mondiale, créant des superstars dont l’influence s’étend bien au-delà des frontières. Alors que 2024 touche à sa fin, elle laisse derrière elle une année riche en triomphes artistiques et en résonance mondiale. Si les ar...

24/12/2024

Dans l'effervescente scène du rap ivoirien, elle se démarque par son style polymorphe, son attitude assumée et son énergie marquante. Originaire de Côte d'Ivoire, Mosty est une talentueuse rappeuse qui combine avec conscience rap scandé et chant urbain afin de créer un univers musical de pluralité et entraînant.

Dans l'effervescente scène du rap ivoirien, elle se démarque par son style polymorphe, son attitude assumée et son énergie marquante. Originaire de Côte d'Ivoire, Mosty est une talentueuse rappeuse qui combine avec conscience rap scandé et chant urbain afin de créer un univers musical de plur...

24/12/2024

Le Festival Afrobeat International invite les artistes et groupes talentueux à candidater pour rejoindre la sélection artistique officielle de sa 13e édition, qui se tiendra du 24 au 27 avril 2025 à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

24/12/2024

The application deadline is 21 January.

Emerging artists and cultural practitioners are invited to submit applications for the 2025 edition of Prince Claus Seed Award.

24/12/2024

The event, scheduled for 29 December at Cabo Beach Club in Cape Town, is poised to be a standout highlight in the city’s internationally celebrated summer season.

African dance-culture brand Kunye and Apple-owned Platoon have joined forces for an electrifying end-of-year event to promote Afrohouse and Afrotech music to global audiences.

24/12/2024

The winning band or artist will be announced by 17 January 2025.

South African artists are invited to submit entries to perform at Up the Creek festival in cape Town, South Africa, from 6 to 9 February 2025.

24/12/2024

The deadline for applications is 1 January.

Centre For Talent Development, with support from the United States Embassy Zimbabwe, is inviting passionate artists aged between 18 and 30 years to apply for an Artist Creative Entrepreneurship programme in Zimbabwe.

23/12/2024

While male artists continued to dominate headlines, this year was also defined by a new era of female-led success, specifically, the ascension of Ayra Starr, Temsms, and Tyla.

African pop has become an undeniable force on the global stage, creating superstars whose influence stretches far and wide. As 2024 winds down, it leaves a year rich with artistic triumphs and global resonance. While male artists continued to dominate headlines, this year was also defined by a new e...

21/12/2024

As the year draws to a close, our regional editors across the continent, guided by data from digital streaming platforms, have selected the standout songs that made a significant impact in 2024. Enjoy!

2024 was a remarkable year for African music, showcasing hits from top artists like Tems, Kabza De Small, Diamond Platinumz, Ayra Starr, Fally Ipupa, and Wally Seck. Afrobeats and amapiano continued to dominate charts across various digital music platforms. In North Africa, hip hop maintained its st...

18/12/2024

After Burna Boy, Spotify's list is overwhelmingly Nigerian, with Afrobeats stars Ayra Starr taking third, Rema fourth, Tems fifth, Asake sixth, Wizkid eighth, and Davido ninth.

Audio streaming giant Spotify has released a list of the top 20 most-streamed African artists globally, with Burna Boy at number one.