History: Highlife is a hybrid of West African rhythms, especially gombe and ashiko from Sierra Leone. Liberian guitar styles like Dagomba, Mainline and Fireman, Te Osibisaba and European music ...

The LP’s hit single “Unavailable,” featuring Musa Keys, reached No. 3 on U.S. Afrobeats Songs and was nominated for best African music performance. Watch Davido and Victoria Monét’s ...

Drawing on his experience as an African artist who has found international success, Bassy put in place a festival in Cameroon for other young music makers. The first edition took place in November ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Next month, the Sebé Kan West African Dance and Music concert returns to the Newmark Theater. We sat down with the founder of the dance company to learn more about the ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear songs from African artists Kelvyn Boy ... We’re not sure, but there’s been plenty of good music from Africa to get us through so far. After collaborating with ...

The international superstar, who hails from the French-speaking West African nation of Benin ... group of songs that blend elements of world music, jazz and Afrobeat to celebrate breaking down ...

Nigerian and South African music achieved unprecedented growth last year on Spotify, earning record-breaking royalties, the audio streaming platform said on Friday. Led by international superstars ...

Tems is the first Nigerian to win two Grammys after taking the Best Africa Music Performance prize. The dedicated award for African music is proving contentious with the inclusion of Chris Brown.