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Hip Hop Rapper Yanga Chief Reflects on His Career: “I Just Want to Be Authentic”

South African hip hop rapper Yanga Chief recently opened up about his music career and the challenges he had faced during all ...
WAMC

Tyla is the new face of African pop. She's aiming to take over the whole world

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 ...
Variety

Kurt Orderson to Bring South African Hip-Hop Culture to the Screen With ‘Apetown’

South African filmmaker Kurt Orderson’s “Apetown,” one of 20 projects selected for this year’s CineMart, the co-production market at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, describes it as a ...
NPR

As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave

Ayra Starr’s new album, The Year I Turned 21 (released May 30), is the latest landmark in an ongoing Afropop evolution. It is among the sleekest records the genre has ever produced, unbelievably ...
KTLA

Grammys add new categories, including for pop dance recording and African music performance

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — More change is afoot at ...
The New York Times

AKA, Influential South African Rapper, Is Fatally Shot

The rapper, whose legal name was Kiernan Forbes, was one of the most formidable songwriters in South African hip-hop. He and another man were killed outside a restaurant on Friday. By John Eligon ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Grammys Add Three New Categories, Including Best African Music Performance and Best Pop Dance Recording

The academy also announced the best alternative jazz album award and is allowing all Grammy voters, who have limitations in the number of categories they can vote in, to put their bids in for ...