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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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Salif Keita possesses one of the world’s unique voices — powerful, sensitive, and blessed with a huge range; he draws from styles and forms of his Malian homeland, incorporating Islamic, soul, rock, French chanson, Spanish and Caribbean elements into his songs... (africahit.com)

Known as “the diva of the barefoot”, she started in Santander, Cantabria, the launch of her CD “Café Atlántico”, an album which gathers some of the most famous themes, recorded Cesaria Évora during her presentations in Havana, with the notable participation of outstanding Cuban musicians. (africahit.com)

Rapper Keith Murray has just returned from his trip in South Africa. While he was overseas, he was robbed . Four laptops were stolen during the incident, one of which had years of Murray's work stored on it. (africahit.com)

The much awaited and talked about programme of the year,July 22 special cultural night otherwise call weekend Magnyi "mean weekend for the elderly"' scheduled to take place from the 25th to the 27th July 2008, will exclusively feature the famous cultural mix Salza Senegalese musician of our time,"Super Cayor", alongside other talented and sprouting Gambian artist. (AllAfrica)

With a small spade in her hand, British supermodel Naomi Campbell showed off her horticultural skills as she helped to get a new green initiative underway in Nigeria this week. (africahit.com)

The ace Ghanaian comedian Mr. Adu Kofi Mensah, popularly called Agya Koo, and the great highlife musician Ofori Amponsah, over the weekend, brought African entertainment to North America, to be precise Toronto, the national capital of Canada, where over 50,000 Ghanaians are currently residing. (AllAfrica)

The Remains of veteran Angolan singer Alberto Teta Lando, who passed away last Monday in Paris, victim of cancer, arrive next Tuesday in the country. (AllAfrica)

KUNLE Ayo, one of the major draw cards to the ongoing Winter Jazz Festival, jetted into the country yesterday. (AllAfrica)

TRYSON Chimbetu, the son of the late revered Marxist Brothers pioneer Naison, has finally launched his musical career with an emotional debut album set to hold its own. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwean Adiona's Maboreke Idols journey ended on Monday when she collected the least votes on the results show on M-Net. (AllAfrica)

Art continues to explore new horizons to reach out to the public. The latest attempt in this ongoing struggle is an effort to marry the performing and visual arts. (AllAfrica)

For almost two decades, Ragga Dee has been local music's biggest star. (AllAfrica)

Those of you in attendance at last October's Pearl of Africa Music (PAM) Awards may remember the emotionally-charged speech MC Charles James Senkubuge gave before Sophie Nantongo collected the Best Female Artiste award. (AllAfrica)

As the Bell Pearl of Africa Music (Bell PAM) Awards gets close to the end of the upcountry talent search, the awards were over the weekend in the eastern town of Jinja. (AllAfrica)

Christian life, especially for a young person, is not easy and it is such difficulty that has influenced Thabang Garogwe's second album entitled Going Further. (AllAfrica)

It's all systems go for the Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) Presidential Music awards finals. (AllAfrica)

IT's more than four years since bassist, vocalist and composer Gito Baloi was murdered, and a fresh look at his legacy is overdue. So it's appropriate that this month sees the launch of BEYOND, an album masterminded by producer and Grasslands leader/steelpan player Dave Reynolds. (AllAfrica)

A new all-female music group calling itself "Hourriet Tounes" (The sirens of Tunisia ) was recently created by the music production company 'Noujoum Ben Ammar'. It is composed of fifteen young musicians, namely instrumentalists and singers who share a common passion for music. (AllAfrica)

Tiesto the world's number one DJ, is soon due to give a performance at the Hammamet "Golf Citrus". After performing on August 6, 2008, at Hammamet, Tiesto  will go to Beijing , for a unique opening show at the Olympic Games. (AllAfrica)

DESPITE female jazz musicians being under-represented at the Winter Jazz Festival which kicks off in the capital tonight, jazz diva Rute Mbangwa has vowed to show the world womenfolk too can do it too. (AllAfrica)

As the race for MNet's reality show Idols hots up, the seventh Idols spectacular saw the top four contestants on Sunday being tested by the show's producers and vocal coach on the "Producer's Choice" show. (AllAfrica)

MBIRA Dzenharira will tomorrow launch their eighth album Todya Pfora at the Book Café. (AllAfrica)

GROUND-BREAKING collaborations featuring seasoned and upcoming artistes have become a common phenomenon on the local music landscape as artistes thrive for excellence by combining their skills and talents. (AllAfrica)

Molepolole folk singer Malefo Mokha, who is popularly known as Stampore, will be back at Satchmo's tonight together with the Norwegian-based Banjo Mosele. (AllAfrica)

The government of the north-western Zaire province felt this Wednesday in Mbanza Kongo city, consternated over the death of the Angolan musician and composer Alberto Teta Lando, occurred last Monday in Paris, France. (AllAfrica)

TOP Nigerian jazz musician Kunle Ayo is expected to jet into the country tomorrow morning ahead of his performance on Friday at the Winter Jazz Festival at the Harare International Conference Centre. (AllAfrica)

SHE is only 19 years but she sings like a bird and on Monday night, Ugandan contestant Nicolette Kiige garnered the most votes to reach the top three of the East and Southern African Idols reality show. (AllAfrica)

American hip hop superstar Wyclef Jean will be performing in Kampala come August 1 at the Lugogo Cricket Oval. Wyclef started professional singing in the '90s when he, Pras and Lauryn Hill as The Fugees signed to Ruffhouse Records, which released the group's debut album, Blunted on Reality. (AllAfrica)

Like many of successful world musicians, both Man Dojo and Domo Kaya started their music in a Church in Arusha where the two were born. (AllAfrica)

Christmas came early this year for those who attended the Durban July Festival as an unexpected grammy nominee, Nas, made a grand entrance and topped it off with an exclusive, killer perfomance as a token of love to his fans. The rapper, who is about to release his new album soon, proved to his fans that they have a lot to look forward to when his album drops on July 15th. Finally! (africahit.com)

It is true that the music industry in Botswana is gaining momentum by the day if the number of revellers who flocked the BBS mall in Gaborone recently is any yardstick. (AllAfrica)

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