Grammy Awards: South African singer Tyla wins inaugural Best African Music Performance category
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After their upcoming global world tour, the beloved quartet, Sauti Sol, has revealed their decision to embark on an indefinite hiatus, marking the end of an era that had captivated hearts worldwide.
In the last three years, Afrobeats, Afro-fusion, and Afropop have become the more widely used terms to refer to West African pop music. Causing a naming and branding crises. While Afrobeats is the more common and older term, it is often criticised and dropped in favour of Afro-Fusion or Afropop, both terms whose early use can be traced to refer to the music of Angelique Kidjo and King Sunny Ade.
As the popularity of the mbira grew, different regional variations such as Kalimba, Likembe, Ubo, ilimba, Chilimba and others came into play.
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Olamide, Nigerian rap icon and YBNL record boss, releases his tenth studio album, Ikigai / 生き甲斐, Vol. 1, a proof of his creativity and consistent ability to adapt and innovate fresh sounds.