Bo Diddley — how the guitarist made an African rhythm a rock’n’roll staple

His self-titled 1955 hit channelled a traditional beat that went on to be used by stars such as Buddy Holly and Rihanna ...
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We are Nubia: The girl duo taking over Kenya’s music scene

What happens when two young women choose a path far from what they studied in university and rise to become AFRIMA 2025 nominees?We are Nubia’s Maggie Akinyi and Gloria Munga speak about how their ...

‘Pops’ Mohamed (1949-2025): South African musician defied the bounds of genre, instruments and race

Mohamed was born on December 10, 1949 in the working-class gold-mining town of Benoni in South Africa. By his mid-teens, the ...