A Case for African Female ArtistsBy Anu OnasanyaFri Nov 21 2025Photo courtesy of InstagramFemale African music stars truly hold no bars – they are rule-breakers, hitmakers, and game-changers!Share to:
Women Creatives: The Unheard VoicesBy | 11/19/2024 | PeopleIn many African cultures, women have long played a vital role in African music. Despite the many contributions to the world’s musical heritage, women voices in African music are often overlooked or marginalized. Why? What is the way forward?
Bikutsi: Cameroon’s Feminist Dance GenreBy | 12/15/2023 | GenresThe Bikutsi dance genre was a quiet revolution against the oppressive silence imposed on the women in the strictly patriarchal society.
The Story of the UhadiBy | 9/26/2025 | InstrumentThe uhadi is more than a bow of wood, string, and calabash. For generations, Xhosa women have crafted and played this instrument, pressing its gourd gently against the body to give it voice.
Genre Spotlight: Singeli Music in TanzaniaBy | 10/9/2025 | GenresSingeli is Tanzania’s high-speed urban sound — born on the streets of Dar es Salaam and driven by MCs and energetic dance. Blending taarab, hip-hop, and kwaito influences, it captures the spirit of Tanzanian youth culture today.
Festival au Désert —The Festival of PeaceBy | 1/17/2025 | PeopleNestled in the Sahara, the Festival au Désert celebrates Tuareg culture, with music, storytelling, and fashion, blending tradition and modernity under starlit skies.