As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture.
Eight musicians, aged 18 to 54, sit in a semicircle playing leather-cased bamboo flutes called atenteben. The sound of the atenteben resonates deep in the eardrums, creating eerie echoes in a variety ...
The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...
T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...
From samba to hip hop to reggae, so much of the music we enjoy has African roots. Tonight, for the first time, the Grammy Awards is recognizing music produced in Africa with a category of its own.
From samba to hip hop to reggae, so much of the music we enjoy has African roots. Tonight, for the first time, the Grammy Awards is recognizing music produced in Africa with a category of its own.