Music
Before the Internet: 10 African Songs That Went Global the Old-Fashioned Way
From "Mbube" to "7 Seconds": 10 African songs that went global before the internet, sold millions and crossed…
Manu Dibango
Music
Bella Bellow: the Togolese voice who died at 28 at the height of her fame
Bella Bellow was the first Togolese singer to win international fame, admired across Africa and in France in…
Arts + Culture
“Mama-say mama-sa mama-ko-ssa”: the Cameroonian B-side Michael Jackson borrowed for Thriller
Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" was released in 1972 as the B-side of a song for the African Cup…