The resurgence of freestyle rap battles across social media is breathing new life into Tanzania’s hip-hop scene at a time when most globally recognised artists come from the Bongo Flava genre, ...

The group of women troubadours and instrumentalists will perform in Puerto Rican communities in the northeastern United ...

Dar es Salaam. Apple Music has announced Tanzanian gospel singer and songwriter Moses Luka as the newest artist to join its Up Next artist development program in East Africa.Speaking on the ...

Available now via Zappa Records/UMe, Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary Edition) shines a spotlight on Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s creative partnership that peaked in 1975 with their joint album, ...

Jack W. Hill, who wrote for 28 years for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is now a freelance contributor to the paper. He and ...

Anyone would be forgiven for finding the task of picking a film to watch daunting, especially since people don't have a lot ...

With another Record Store Day on deck, here’s a rundown of the best shops around town for vinyl and why we love them.

DAR ES SALAAM: PERCUSSIONIST Raphael Padilla used to win a handful of admirers at Msasani Beach Club whenever Gloria Estefan and her Miami Sound Machine performed their golden hits, most notably ...

The prospect of two left-of-center creative giants like Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart releasing an album together would have been jaw-dropping for adventurous music fans in 1975. For these two old ...

It feels like yesterday, but it is now 10 years since the death of Grace Chinga, on of the country’s gospel music songtresses. On March 16 2016, Malawians woke up to tragic scenes when Chinga suddenly ...

Harmonize Takes Over Nairobi for Old School Bongo 6.0 Music fans in Nairobi are preparing for a throwback celebration of Bongo music as Old School Bongo 6.0 takes place on 5 April 2026 at Cavalli @ ...

When an international flight carrying eight critically endangered mountain bongo antelopes encountered an unexpected delay, a dedicated conservation team turned a moment of uncertainty into a ...