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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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An American country music group, The Trio will be holding several concerts in the country to promote the American culture. (AllAfrica)

DINO Mudondo's fans were left wondering if he learnt any lesson from his disastrous affair with Cecilia Dapeta after he made a "move" on another "sugar mummy" during a live performance last weekend. (AllAfrica)

Dance stars Vee and Slizer picked the theme of passion in their first collaboration work released last week, but Vee has claimed playing lovers would not rub his love of many years, Kagiso, the wrong way. (AllAfrica)

The title of the CD is actually a combination of two songs on the album, 'Obama', and 'Heaven Smiles', which is a reflection of the singer's great admiration for the US President, Barack Obama. Even the back cover of the CD is taken up by a portrait of the youthful president! (AllAfrica)

Young artists in the south these days are taking charge of their talent and in that way they are stepping up to change their lives. (AllAfrica)

CITY businessman Mukasa Kasawuli the proprietor of Samona skin products and artiste Matthias Walukagga have agreed to resolve their disputes out of court. (AllAfrica)

He lost his father just a few months after he was born but Trybson has shown that childhood setbacks are not enough to hold one back from destiny. (AllAfrica)

Gonje was formed five years ago by Prof. Karikari. The group has lived up to its full billing of how well traditional music is anchored and the accompanying excitement levels it generates. (AllAfrica)

Namibians are a week away from being afforded the opportunity to enjoy Grammy Award quality latino jazz piano music closer to home. .This will happen on 27 November when Grammy Award winning Cuban pianist Omar Sosa performs live at the National Theatre of Namibia. (AllAfrica)

That is the problem with growing older. And wiser? (AllAfrica)

VARIOUS artistes including sungura music icon Alick Macheso are set to be part of the proceedings to mark the (AllAfrica)

Check this out, take house music slow the tempo and lace the beat with any local language and call that kwaito music. (AllAfrica)

Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone's most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie. (AllAfrica)

Earthworx is back again. The group, which hit the music industry with its smash hit Sekukuni in 2004 and later released its Earthworx Volume Two' the following year has released a new album. The album simply titled Earthworx Vol.3 2009/2010 season brings out Tinto, arguably the greatest song that ever came out of the Ramco Records Studio. (AllAfrica)

Shock Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) award winners in the Best Album and Best Traditional Music category, Ramotswa group Barwakgodumo have attributed their fame to their own investment strategy - they voted for themselves. (AllAfrica)

Two of the hottest names in local dance music have teamed up for what is expected to be a sizzler of an album this December. (AllAfrica)

As the host of a weekly TV hitparade, DJ Bob is becoming ever so popular. Yet it's been a hard struggle to shed off the disrepute that came with allegations of him being involved in music piracy. (AllAfrica)

CHILDREN of Zimbabwe's music legends are billed to hold a gala in Harare next month, a first of its kind. (AllAfrica)

As they say, it does not matter how you spread the word of God, it could be through kwasa kwasa music, house music, traditional poetry or hip-hop. (AllAfrica)

Super choir, KTM Choir is set to end the year with the mother-of-all-shows, a culmination of a series of mini-shows. (AllAfrica)

REMEMBER the song Tula Bhechulude, about goblins (tokoloshis) which wreaked havoc to the people who wanted to make quick money through juju? (AllAfrica)

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) bands have introduced classical music to give their audience a chance to experience different music genre. (AllAfrica)

ON the face of it, they are just an opportunity for students to come out and make merry with performances from big musical stars in the backyards of their university campuses. (AllAfrica)

HENRY Tigan might be a household name in the Ugandan music industry but the singer is yet to have the aptitude to attract huge crowds to his shows. (AllAfrica)

Renowned Francistown production house Botsa Majita Productions has released a 23-track Hip-Hop mixtape featuring several artists from Francistown and other parts of the country. (AllAfrica)

I will be excused for not revealing who was playing at that concert. It is musicians' talk. But the comment confirmed the worst of my fears, that in fact my unease with the ongoing performance definitely missed something; something that I could not quiet put my fingers on because my initial impulse was to enjoy myself. I wanted to enjoy myself so I resisted the temptation to be critical as I was listening to the music. Still, that did not work. Something was definitely missing. Something that is terribly essential to what music must sound like. (AllAfrica)

WE have been treated to pictures of the Tooro princess looking so lean, she would make soccer star David Beckham's anorexic wife Victoria die of nugu. She also has a blazing song called Haturudi Nyuma (Let's not retreat). It features a hitherto unknown Burundian vocalist, Kidum, a continuation of Juliana's professed preference for collabos with male artistes ever since she broke the I-Jay partnership with Iryn Namubiru. (AllAfrica)

THEY say the surest route to failure is for one to try and please everybody. For a journalist especially, it is practically impossible to be in everyone's good books. However mild mannered or level-headed one is, stepping on a few toes is inevitable. (AllAfrica)

AS gospel artistes continue to complain about lack of financial support, debate is going on among born-again Christians that Gospel music has lost its value, owing to the overwhelming secular influences. But has the soul music genre really lost its spirituality? If this is true, what should be done to bring the gospel artistes back on the divine track? (AllAfrica)

Zain Uganda is reported to have injected close to $2.5m in the R. Kelly "I believe" concert that will rock the whole of East Africa come 29, January 2009 at the Kampala's Lugogo indoor stadium. (AllAfrica)

It is in the matter of his residence that Ayobamidele Abayomi Ojutelegan Ajani Momodu, now known as Chief Dele Momodu; Bob Dee, to his friends and acquaintances, points the way to some of the monumental goals he has set for himself in his lifetime. (AllAfrica)

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