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From TikTok to Takoradi Radio: Kofi Kinaata Stands “Boot 4 Boot”
Kofi Kinaata released "Boot 4 Boot" on 2 November 2026 on Team Move, produced by OT Woode and…
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Twenty Years Apart, One Lane: M.anifest and Black Sherif Hit “ROAD RAGE”
M.anifest and Black Sherif released "ROAD RAGE" on 29 October 2026 via Mass Appeal and Singitdamnit Music, after…
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Bogo Blay: “The Music Scene Hasn’t Been Quiet This Year”
The Goaso-born rapper behind Medicine and Achi Guda says Ghana's music year has been busier than critics claim,…
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5 Out of 100: Where Ghana Sits on Apple Music’s Afrobeats Hits: Best of 2026
Apple Music's Afrobeats Hits: Best of 2026 has 100 songs. Ghanaians are on five: Black Sherif, KiDi, Lasmid,…
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Thomas Sankara’s reburial: Burkina Faso lays its revolutionary leader to rest again
In February 2023, Burkina Faso reburied Thomas Sankara, its revolutionary leader assassinated in 1987, at a memorial site…
Arts + Culture
Zanele Muholi: the South African visual activist behind Faces and Phases
Zanele Muholi, born in Umlazi in 1972, describes their work as visual activism. Their portrait series Faces and…
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Irma Stern: the South African painter of Zanzibar and the Congo
Irma Stern was one of South Africa's leading modern painters. Trained in Germany, she brought bold expressionist colour…
Arts + Culture
Bruce Onobrakpeya: the Urhobo printmaker who invented new ways to make art
Bruce Onobrakpeya, born in 1932, is one of Nigeria's most influential artists. A member of the Zaria Art…
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Ousmane Sow: the Senegalese physiotherapist who became a giant of sculpture
Ousmane Sow worked as a physiotherapist for decades before devoting himself to sculpture. His monumental figures of Nuba…
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Jimmy Dludlu: the Mozambican-born guitarist who became a South African jazz favourite
Jimmy Dludlu, born in Mozambique, became one of South Africa's best-loved jazz guitarists in the late 1990s. His…