
A trap nomad finds a home
The Somali artist and DJ, Hibotep, is one of the many pushing electronic hybrid sounds from East Africa through the epicenter of the movement, Kampala.
The Somali artist and DJ, Hibotep, is one of the many pushing electronic hybrid sounds from East Africa through the epicenter of the movement, Kampala.
The famed Malian musician celebrates his 70th birthday and 50 years in the industry in 2019.
The German metal band Rammstein's video for 'Auslander' wants it both ways: a critique of colonialism and sex tourism, but right-wing neo-nazis can also enjoy the fascist iconography.
All that French marketing schtick aside about "the white Zulu," Johnny Clegg was a real one.
On the eve of Baaba Maal's first New York City concert in 8 years, Oumar Ba interviews him, asking about protest movements, the music business and Senegal.
A good time to bring back this piece—first written in 2002—on the power of song to fuel political struggle.
Rapper YoungstaCPT's headspace is shaped by Cape Town’s history.
Rapper Jovi has inducted himself into a club of Cameroonian artists who have embraced their own truths in the face of adversity.
Hiplife artist Sarkodie has proposed that what Ghana needs is a dictatorship. This is not inconsistent with his politics, rooted in promoting male success and a patriarchal vision of liberation.
In a heteronormative society like Nigeria, men are entitled to sex with any and all women.
An interview with Berlin-based Sierra Leonean electronic musician Lamin Fofana on Europe's longtime fascination with African culture.
Harlem rapper Sheck Wes's star rises in the shadow of Dapper Dan and Cheikh Amadou Bamba.
Manu Dibango has been here for centuries, and he ain't goin' away any time soon.
Free jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo comes home to his childhood home in Cape Town, carrying the spirit of his generation.
A group of Nigerian thinkers debate rapper Falz's take on Childish Gambino's viral "This Is America."
Why has Childish Gambino's "This is America" video resonated with so many people around the world?
Chief Boima and Francesca Harding on race and cultural difference in Latin America through the lens of trap music.
More than a decade after his first hit, Wanlov the Kubolor remains a fiercely creative, independent and critical deconstructor of all things commercial.
Francesca Harding joins Chief Boima for the fourth episode recorded in Los Angeles, California. Our guest is Angolan activist Mel Gamboa.
The Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar aims to show that music is much more than a collection of tunes.