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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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AFTER thrilling fans at the recent Chimanimani Arts Festival, the musical group Bongo Love will embark on a four-month tour of the United States on Sunday. (AllAfrica)

MEXICAN guitarist Morgan Szymanski makes a welcome return to Harare this month for the latest classical music event hosted by Celebrity Subscription Concerts. (AllAfrica)

A Nama musician has teamed up with other talented instrumentalists from various parts of southern Africa and has formed a jazz band that has brightened up Sunday afternoons in Windhoek. (AllAfrica)

The Warehouse Theatre, a popular watering hole here pulsated to protest and lamentation music last week as scores of reggae musicians shared the stage in a week-long reggae festival partly in memory of the late legendary apostle of reggae music, Robert Nester Marley. (AllAfrica)

The first instrumental music CD of the Angolan poetess Amélia da Lomba, entitled "Verso, Prece e Canto" (verse, prayer and chant) is to be released this Friday. (AllAfrica)

THANK God for small things, like the average small packages of talent that we saw when Group 2 performed in M-Net's Idols East Africa last Sunday. Thank God because with a much deeper group, our man Faycal (pronounced Fey-sal) might have had a much tougher time making the Top 10. (AllAfrica)

REMEMBER the 2006 monster hit Ani Akumanyi by Grace Nakimera, Gatimo and Paragon? The track became a phenomenon just within weeks. (AllAfrica)

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD B Johnny is the newest item on the Goodenuff Studios label. He is the youngest musical import at the Makindye-based music house. (AllAfrica)

MANY who have heard her songs on radio have mistaken her for singer Harriet Kisakye. This has not been helped by the striking resemblance of the two singers. It is just as well because Maria Kisakye is Harriet Kisakye's younger sister. As it is, they share much more than just looks and voice. (AllAfrica)

IMAGINE you are at a concert and the emcee announces: "Coming up on stage are Moses Katumba, Joseph Gadiba, Semukutu, Besigye and Sentamu Kyagulanyi." (AllAfrica)

LEADING local artistes have been lined up to welcome the Premiership trophy on its maiden visit to Uganda on May 30, courtesy of Barclays Bank. (AllAfrica)

HIS is Mr Energy we are talking about. He is like a fireball when he gets onto stage. So Ugandans should expect an air-tight performance. "Kirk Franklin will keep Ugandans on their feet, while blessing their hearts with a positive message," says Isaac Ruccibigango, aka Rucci, the concert organiser. (AllAfrica)

HE belongs to the growing league of foreign-based Ugandan musicians who believe that things are beginning to improve for endangered music genres like hip-hop. (AllAfrica)

Probation Sunday once again spelt doom for two Ugandan contestants, Asha Naava Zziwa and Winfrey Nannyonjo. The two contestants will have to prove their worth to earn extra time in the academy. (AllAfrica)

It takes some good time for someone to say their business has stood the test of time but it is also worth celebrating when a business becomes so successful in a short period and it stays up there for more than six months. (AllAfrica)

In the show that was always going to be a success, Catherine Kusasira managed to pull off a great performance that was witnessed by a very good audience. The crowd was made up of people from all races and generally everybody seemed to have a nice time. (AllAfrica)

Finally Akon came; he talked to Ugandans and even hit the stage over the weekend. But the great show Akon put up wasn't all there was about the singer's visit. (AllAfrica)

Ugandan journalists put Akon on the spot during his visit to Uganda last week. Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya compiled the excerpts. (AllAfrica)

While on his visit to Uganda, Senegalese Superstar Akon joined Celtel Uganda in a social responsibility campaign. (AllAfrica)

There is a new kid on the block on the music scene. Jen Nasirumbi is set to release her maiden album, which has seven hits although only four are playing on radio stations including KFM, Radio Simba and Kaboozi. (AllAfrica)

Renowned disc spinner Kiberu Shiru a.k.a DJ Shiru is back in town all smiles after completing the first quarter of his UK tour last week with a big award. (AllAfrica)

Give us an O! Give us a B! Give us an A! Give us an M! Give us an A! Who have you got? Obama. You must have seen many cars in Kampala with a sticker bearing the name of the man who could be the US's first black president on their windscreens. (AllAfrica)

The year was 1997. A time when gospel music was locked away in the walls of the church. It was confined to the worlds of the church choir, praise and worship, and of course, the ancient hymns. (AllAfrica)

Kigali was one of only six cities worldwide where the first ever global Pangea event was broadcast live on a giant screen. The objective being to strengthen tolerance and unity, that was entirely appropriate. (AllAfrica)

Although they have been playing music for fifteen years, Family Squad has yet to release its first album. That is because they don't want to be like some other musicians, who only think about money. And who are, by the way, untalented. (AllAfrica)

Freetown's number one hit-rockers, the DX-3 crew launched their album DX-3 Big Boy Mixtape Volume 1 on May 3rd at Paddys International. (AllAfrica)

There are some incidents that are deplorable as they bring to light the fragility and vulnerability of some people. The manner in which some artists and even media persons handled the events that unfolded in the Cameroon Music Corporation over the weekend is, to say the least, perplexing. (AllAfrica)

THE list of the nominees for this year's Victoria Gospel Music Awards (VIGA) was recently released by the Awards' chief executive efficer, Prince Nicholas Nnyombi. (AllAfrica)

Following the General Assembly of the Cameroon Music Corporation, CMC, that held on Saturday May 10, at the Yaounde Conference Centre, in an atmosphere of tension, Sam Mbende, incumbent President of Board of Directors of CMC has been re-elected into another term of office. (AllAfrica)

And so, history repeated itself last Saturday. The elective General Assembly of the Cameroon Music Corporation turned out to be just what sceptics had predicted. A medley of chaos! Rules of the game were openly butchered, the supervisory body hushed, while some "big" musicians threw their hard-earned respect into the dustbin and embraced the role of puppets. What cacophony! (AllAfrica)

Senegalese born American R n B artist, Akon was carried shoulder high by fired up fans at the Kampala's Lugogo Cricket Oval where he performed live last Friday (9 May) night courtesy of mobile phone company, Celtel Uganda. (AllAfrica)

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