Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...

Whether you can’t get “Water” out of your head or are just feeling curious about the youngest African artist to ever take home a Grammy, we know you’re here because you have questions about Tyla Laura ...

Every August, South Africa pauses to honour the courage, strength and brilliance of its women - and, in 2025, the celebration feels especially resonant as a new wave of dynamic young women reshapes ...

South African vocalist Maleh returns with her new single 'Dithapelo', reflecting on faith and transformation, alongside an ...

Tyla's mission is clear. She's setting out to change the geography of pop stardom. "It's something I feel like the industry is lacking," the singer declares. "An African pop star." Fresh off a year of ...

Clockwise from top left: Busiswa Gqulu, Tems, Tula, Amaarae, Moonchild Sannelly, Uncle Waffles, Ayra Starr, Aya Nakamura, and Tiwa Savage. Collage by Ashley Peña Africa, with its 54 countries and more ...

As a child in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tyla long dreamed of seeing an African pop star become a global phenomenon. When that moment never came, she decided to just do it herself. “Not seeing that ...

Each decade has its Black female pop music mainstay. In the 1970s, Donna Summer relished in international stardom with a husky voice and seductive image. Late powerhouse Whitney Houston took over the ...

There’s no formula to emerging from the seemingly endless sea of available music in the past twenty or so years — and yet from kwaito on, South African electronic music has done just that, both ...