Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West ...

Ghanaian highlife musician Aka Blay has stirred conversation in the music space after stating that Nigerians are the true ...

Tiwa Savage, the queen of afrobeats and Nigeria’s very own, recently dropped Celia—her first body of work to come out on Motown Records. The 13-track project, which she titled in tribute to her mother ...

Ghanaian afro-fusion and hip-hop talent Lesdo is back with a brand new single titled “Daddy,” featuring rising act Vondee and ...

SPECIAL: In this special edition of the show, Global Village pays tribute to Sly Dunbar who passed away on January 26 th. We’ll hear selections from across the career of the legendary reggae drummer, ...

Older genres classed in the World Music category and headlined by Angélique Kidjo continue to inspire newer genres, Afrobeats and Amapiano. Here are 25 standout tunes of 2023. 1. Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ...

Originally from Cameroon, Big Hookz is an Afrobeat artist looking to make a name for himself. He recently released a new single “Break You Down” with reggae artist Gyptian, which has reached No. 2 in ...

Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their collaboration was released as the five-song EP Lagos Paris London under Yannis & ...