Category: Music
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🇲🇦Afroland Festival 2025 to take place in Rabat
The Afroland Festival 2025 — a festival of African art, sport, fashion and culture — will be held in the Moroccan capital Rabat from 21 December to 18 January, the local magazine Çamarche reported. 🔸The headliners of the event will be Xander Pratt — one of Africa’s most prominent avant-garde artists, a musician and designer…
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🇯🇲🇪🇹🇱🇷 Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star in the film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. His family posted a message Monday on his social…
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🇳🇬 Ciara’s recent visit to Lagos for Lagos Fashion Week
Ciara’s recent visit to Lagos for Fashion Week is more than a simple celebrity trip; it represents a significant “homecoming” and underscores a growing trend of American artists engaging with Africa’s vibrant creative industries. This movement is fostering cultural connections and directing international attention and investment toward sectors like fashion, tourism, and the arts. 🏡…
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🇳🇬 Obama Honors Fela Kuti in New Podcast, Celebrating Music and Activism
Former US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, describing him as a “musical genius” in a new documentary podcast series that explores the powerful fusion of art and activism. The podcast, produced by Obama’s media company, Higher Ground, highlights Fela’s enduring global influence nearly three decades after…
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🇧🇫 The Griot’s Call: Tiken Jah Fakoly, Burkina Faso, and the Sound of West African Consciousness
In the diverse landscape of African music, artists carve out distinct niches. While global superstars like Nigeria’s Burna Boy conquer international charts and stadiums, the profound resonance of an artist like Ivorian reggae legend Tiken Jah Fakoly in a country like Burkina Faso is rooted in a different soil—that of political consciousness, pan-Africanism, and a…
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Generations of Resistance: D’Angelo, Bobby Seale and the Blueprint for Revolutionary Education
A Historic Convergence in Oakland In a powerful meeting of artistic and activist legacies, Bobby Seale, the 86-year-old co-founder of the Black Panther Party, recently welcomed D’Angelo for a profound dialogue about racial injustice at the very birthplace of the movement—Oakland, California. As the R&B star walked the streets where the Panthers once organized community…
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🎤 Respect the Technique: Hip-Hop and Technology Conference
This interdisciplinary gathering will explore how technology is shaping, challenging, and transforming Hip-Hop culture—from digital production, streaming, and AI to NFTs, coding, and beyond. We invite artists, scholars, students, and practitioners to submit proposals for: This conference is a space where creative practice meets critical scholarship—bridging the academy, the community, and the industry.
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American Stars Turn to Africa: Gambino, Ja Rule, and Kelis Invest in the Continent’s Future
In recent years, Africa has become an attractive destination for global investors seeking growth, innovation, and cultural connection. Among those now turning their focus to the continent are notable American entertainers—Donald Glover, popularly known as Childish Gambino, hip hop mogul Ja Rule, and singer Kelis, all of whom have shown particular interest in opportunities across…
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🌍 🇧🇯 Ciara granted Beninese citizenship under new slave descendant law
American singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. The Grammy-winning performer’s acquisition of citizenship at a ceremony Saturday in the city of Cotonou is part of a broader initiative by…
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🇺🇸🇪🇺 Former BET and MTV Star, Ananda Lewis, Passes Away at 52
Ananda Lewis, the beautiful, vibrant, and intelligent outspoken on-air personality on BET and MTV, who guided us through some of the most popular music artists of the 90’s, has passed away. She was 52 years old. Lewis’ sister, Lakshmi, shared the news of her death on Facebook, writing, “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms.…
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