Renowned French guitarist and producer Christian Polloni, who helped shape Namibia's contemporary music scene, is remembered for his mentorship and enduring influence on African musicians. Born in ...

Windhoek — Born to Widow Emilia, Tate Buti (27) has risen to fame with his own type of music genre, Kwiku, whose rhythm has been borrowed across Southern Africa. A breed of fast Rhumba beats ...

“We just wanted to make good music,” says electronic music producer Jakinda. “When we met, neither of us went into the studio thinking ‘we want to make future kwaito’, but after dropping our EP, ...

Originating in the black townships of South Africa in the mid-1990s, Kwaito music fuses hip-hop, house music, reggae and melodic African rhythms. Although Kwaito has been labeled by many as African ...