African Music

Zanzibar bans music star over 'inappropriate' show

Displaced Cameroonian singer on the 'power of our voice'

Afrobeats star accused of mocking Christianity

Bob Marley's son to play city's Africa Oyé festival

Liberian star: Kendrick Lamar is a prophet to me

Tyla's Grammy win fuels South Africa-Nigeria rivalry

Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and SZA to star at Grammy Awards

Meet Ghana's musical twins Dope Nation

Sunday Feature. Classical Africa. Audio, 44 minutesSunday Feature

South African star Tyla: 'Where did this girl come from?'

'Money isn't everything': Congo star refuses to back politicians

South African singer Zahara dies aged 36

Singer Tyla's racial identity sparks heated culture war

Tyla and Kenya Grace tipped for BBC Sound of 2024

Rema cancels December shows over health concerns

The rapper grateful to have bi-polar disorder

Burna Boy and Rema win inaugural Afrobeats awards

Angélique Kidjo's secret to success: Being hangry

Nigerian rapper Oladips dies aged 28

The Essay. Multitrack, The Djembe Drum: Beyond West Africa. Audio, 14 minutesThe Essay

Red-hot Afrobeats star Rema doesn’t intend to calm down

Why 'dancehall king' Shatta Wale is trying Afrobeats

Malawi music star Thomas Chibade dies aged 37