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Ivory Coast's Sur-Choc now available after appearing in FIFA Street soundtrack

Some may question why most define East African music in terms of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania but the reason is because of the three countries’ colonial roots and how since the 60s artists have been sharing their artistic abilities across the three borders.

Coco Mbassi releases a Live Tour DVD!!!!

A stone's throw away from the Empire State Building, The Yankees, Madison Square Garden, Broadway and Lincoln Center, the greatest collection of steelbands outside of the birth place of the art form (Trinidad and Tobago) exists and thrives. Pan in New York CD series captures the best.

Dr. Djobi propels the rhythm on "Skin" - the new CD by Mecca Bodega.

Nomadic Sounds is a series of music specials bringing you the best of
the world's undiscovered and underground sounds from around the Globe

After years of being in the background of what is considered African music, the Afro-Urban phenomenal has taken root in East Africa.

Adjiri Odametey is a musician from Ghana who plays atmospherically compact and compositionally sophisticated world music. The music is captivates through the natural ability of Adjiri Odametey to combine the stylistic impulses of West Africa in his compositions. He transforms his traditional roots into an individual sound environment with virtuosity.

Reine Pelagie, after a number years ansence from the stage and world of music, is making a comeback in Abidjan,the capitol of her native country Côte d'Ivoire.

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Akon’s threatening to move back to Africa, kind of like how Seal and Heidi Klum are saying they’ll leave, but with less panache because (let’s face it) he’s not as popular as he thinks. He spends way too much time attacking his own fans to get much sympathy from us, but the threat is there nonetheless: (africahit.com)

While she lived, Zenzile Miriam Makeba, Africa's foremost musician and respected anti-apartheid campaigner, often said that she would sing until the last day of her life. (AllAfrica)

FOR an international artiste rooting for live music performances, his maiden show in his own country proved he has what it takes. (AllAfrica)

GOSPEL artiste Justine Kabuuka has released her first album, Wankuba Repair. Kabuuka who is based at Exodus Christian Church, Nakulabye, wrote the six tracks, which have gained popularity among born-again Christians. (AllAfrica)

LISTENING to these young men brings on the nostalgia for the late Tupac Shakur. This is because they have decided to use hip-hop to convey their missionary message to the world. (AllAfrica)

The director of Traffic and Operation at the GPA, Ousman Jobateh; director of Revenue Generation and Marketing, Hali A Gai; and Senegalese musician Vivian Ndure on Thursday November 13 visited Armitage Senior Secondary School in Janjangbureh. (AllAfrica)

A new music studio has just set shop in Gaborone. Situated in Gaborone West Industrial Site, Diamonds Studios is on a mission to improve the quality of Botswana music. (AllAfrica)

Another artist, Silvester Lesola, has recorded an album in Botswana's flourishing music industry. (AllAfrica)

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Accra is funding a project to digitise, archive, and safeguard the Gramophone Library of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. (AllAfrica)

AFRIKAANS musician André le Roux du Toit, aka 'Koos Kombuis', spent some time behind bars at the Narraville Police station in Walvis Bay last week. (AllAfrica)

The ashes of Mama Afrika, who passed away after a performance in Italy last week, are to be scattered at the Cape Point at midday today. (AllAfrica)

The Angolan music producer Simmons Massini expressed last Tuesday in Luanda his satisfaction at the emergence, in recent years, of new talented Angolan musicians. (AllAfrica)

Miriam Makeba, affectionately known as Mama Afrika by her fans, was laid to rest over the weekend. May her soul rest in peace. Her death seven days ago was yet another rude reminder to us about the finality of death. (AllAfrica)

Since she rocked the airwaves with her hit album, 'Kilode,' in the 90s, not much has been heard of Stella Monye. But in this interview with our TRAINEE REPORTER, Anthonia Soyingbe, Monye indicates her readiness to re-launch her career with her latest album Outburst that has ten tracks. She also speaks about her love life, among other issues. Excerpts: (AllAfrica)

Artiste Charity Twesigye is known to have a passion for local Gospel music and always supports upcoming Gospel artistes financially. (AllAfrica)

The executive director of the Angolan records publisher AMG, Don Kikas, announced this Tuesday that it will release in December 15,000 copies of the music project called "Boas Festas Angola - Volume 3". (AllAfrica)

The Angolan publisher "LS Produções" aims at closing its 2008 programme with the release, in December, of a Kuduro style album, by the renowned boys band "Os Lambas". (AllAfrica)

Angolan singer Zenilda Emília Domingos will release her debut album with sponsorship from the clubs Interclube and Académica Petróleos do Lobito, ANGOP learnt. (AllAfrica)

Akiel Chinelo, an internationally renowned hip-hop reggae poet and writer based in Manchester, United Kingdom (UK), has described the Gambian arts and music industry as very lucrative and enviable, and as heading towards the right direction. (AllAfrica)

She had pleaded, as only she would have, with family and friends that there should be no excesses about the manner in which she would be put away once she had passed. (AllAfrica)

It is hard to compel a Ugandan audience to listen to their traditional music all night long but during the opening of the Eritrean Space Pub and restaurant on Acacia Avenue, we all had to bite the bullet. (AllAfrica)

South Africa was yesterday thrown into shock and mourning following the death of South African singing legend, Miriam Makeba. (AllAfrica)

US hip hop phenomenon,  Flo Rida will perform for the first time in Africa at the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA) as MTV salutes the power of US and African hip hop.  Joining the whirlwind Miami MC performing at the event will be MAMA award nominees 9ice (Best Hip Hop, Best New Act nominee), Naeto C (Best New Act nominee), Ikechukwu (Best Video nominee) and Jua Cali (Best Male nominee). (africahit.com)

SHELTON Mazowe, a Zimbabwean musician often met Miriam Makeba in the early days of her career. He reminisces about their friendship. (AllAfrica)

Angolan rap band "Kalibrados" have placed in the market 25,000 copies of their new album, entitled Cartas na Mesa (Cards on Table), said Sunday here the group's official in charge of promotion and marketing, Karina Barbosa. (AllAfrica)

The Chief Environmental Health Officer, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mallam Tijjani Ado has disclosed moves by the council to set up a task force that would clampdown on vendors of music label, Restaurants and others who play music aloud in the public. (AllAfrica)

King of Kwasakwasa, Kanda Bongoman staged a live concert last Friday at the Carnivore- Simba Saloon in Nairobi. Probably you were young and in school in the 80s but if you had the chance to dance to his music, this was a concert remember the good old days. He performed along side Kenge Kenge, Suzzana Owiyo, and Gigi Gidi Maji Maji of Unbwogable fame. Kanda Bongoman became a singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. (AllAfrica)

World famous reggae act, Majek Fashek is expected to headline this year's edition of Ikeja Allstars slated for Saturday, 13th of December 2008 at the New Afrika Shrine, Agindingbi, Ikeja. (AllAfrica)

At a press conference recently in Lagos, the working committee of NAIJAZZ - the Nigerian International Jazz festival unveiled its Collaborators and programme for the event. (AllAfrica)

South Africa's singer Miriam Makeba, who recently died was not just an extraordinary musician. (AllAfrica)

In the early hours of Monday, November 12, 2008, I woke up to very saddening and indeed, heartbreaking news of the sudden passing away of Mazi Miriam Zenzile Makeba, the legendary South African musician popularly known to the world as Mama Afrika. (AllAfrica)

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