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Center for the Arts

An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa, featuring Assistant Professor of Music John Dankwa PhD '18 and Assistant Professor of Dance Iddi Saaka joined by students in West ...
KVPR

Trumpets, congas and that ‘Whoa’ moment. A Madera music teacher is bringing Latin jazz to the world

Steve Alcala started teaching high school music in the 1980s. Today, he supplies much needed sheet music to customers around ...
Naija Gist - Latest

Tems Is Empowering the Next Generation of African Women in Music

When Tems walked onto the stage at New York’s MetLife Stadium for the FIFA Club World Cup halftime show, millions were watching, but she wasn’t performing for fame. Tems’ sound, a fusion of soulful ...
News24

Sun-EL Musician on setting the tone as global music movement hits African soil

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MusicRadar

“The first Roland drum machine in over 40 years with true analogue voices”: The TR-1000 combines analogue 808 and 909 recreations with the best parts of the TR-8S and more

Last week, Roland posted a teaser to its website headlined by the words ‘tomorrow returns’ accompanied by what sounded like a processed TR-808 drum beat. Now the company has unveiled the inspiration ...
MusicRadar

“I remember when I first heard it. Big deal for me – I loved it immediately. It’s all over Rosanna, all over Africa”: Toto’s Steve Porcaro names his Top 5 synths

Steve Porcaro was Toto’s resident synth-head - the guy who, as he puts it, spent his time “noodling around with weird noises”. It should come as no surprise, then, that when MusicRadar asked him to ...
Seneweb

The Songs of West Africa : How Baaba Maal's Music Reclaims Sahelian Identity

Senegalese singer Baaba Maal performed an acoustic concert with Cheikh Ndiaye (left) at The Met on March 9, 2020. Photo by Paula Lobo When Baaba Maal walked onstage wearing a stunning sky-blue ...
Rolling Stone

Kenya’s Protest Movement Is Producing Some Radical New Music

In the summer of 2024, protests in Kenya against an unpopular tax-raising proposal led to at least 60 deaths, mostly at the hands of police, according to a local watchdog group. Undeterred, scores of ...
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Man’s ‘Sister Bettina’ Remix With Indian Drums in TikTok Video Makes South Africa Proud

A man in a TikTok video went viral after showing off his musical talent by doing a remix of Sister Bettina The South African classic is beloved among people who were amused by the video of the man's ...
richest

Doja Cat’s mom makes stars in music video [watch]

Doja Cat – the daughter of South African singer and actor Dumisani Dlamini – has featured her mother in her new music video, Gorgeous. The US-born singer, whose real name is Amala Ratna Zandile ...
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Selena Gomez Wears Romantic Custom Ralph Lauren Wedding Gown to Marry Benny Blanco: All the Details

The 'Only Murders in the Building' star wore a structured Ralph Lauren creation as she wed the music producer on Saturday, Sept. 27. Selena Gomez tied the knot in style The Only Murders in the ...