Anzor Alem, a rising star of the African music scene, recently announced the postponement of his highly anticipated first album. If this news may disappoint some fans, it testifies to the artist’s ...

Congolese rumba is largely considered one of the most influential genres of African music and dance. It is deep-rooted in Congo's anti-colonial fight of the 20th century, when the country was ...

Joe Boyd was stage manager at the Newport Folk Festival when Bob Dylan plugged in and went electric, shocking the ...

Congolese artist Anzor Alem has revealed that his debut album, previously slated for release in 2025, will be postponed ...

[George Orido, Standard] Last week came with good news for Africa as Congolese rumba music won Unesco protected status. It joined other living traditions such as Jamaican Reggae on Unesco’s ...

Congolese rumba joins other living traditions such as Jamaican reggae music and Singaporean hawker food on Unesco's "intangible cultural heritage of humanity" list. The UN's cultural body says ...

RUMBA, JAZZ, CLASSICAL, FLAMENCO and more. Playing electric & acoustic guitars & singing mostly in his native 'Lingala', Niwel plays a range of music that stretches from contemporary versions of ...

[George Orido, Standard] Last week came with good news for Africa as Congolese rumba music won Unesco protected status. It joined other living traditions such as Jamaican Reggae on Unesco’s ...