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French envoy asks Zambia to arrest Congolese music star Koffi Olomide
The French embassy in Zambia has asked the local authorities to arrest Congolese rhumba star Koffi Olomide for various allegations. Following the appeal, Zambian media quoted Religious Affairs minister Godfridah Sumaili…
Music : GOSPEL Vs PROFANE
Polémique sur les chansons gospel de Prince Mshindi, Big Zoe, et GN
Ugandan musician Mowzey Radio dies
KAMPALA - President Yoweri Museveni and thousands of Ugandans have paid glowing tributes to Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo, best known as Mowzey Radio, who died Thursday morning. "The King is Gone," the…
Soul singer Sampha wins prestigious Mercury Prize award
Soul singer Sampha was named the overall winner of Britain’s Mercury Prize for popular music for his debut album “Process” on Thursday (September 14). The 28-year-old south Londoner collected a trophy and a 25,000-pound…
Humanizing, harmonizing effects of music aren’t a myth
Listening to music from other cultures furthers one’s pro-diversity belief Jake Harwood turned his lifelong hobby as a musician into a scholarly question: Could the sharing of music help ease interpersonal relations between…
Mississippi man sues R. Kelly over alleged affair with wife
A Mississippi man has filed lawsuit against R. Kelly, alleging the singer had an affair with his wife of five years.Kenny Bryant, a Hinds County Sheriff’s Department deputy, said the Chicago-born crooner became involved in…
Singer Chameleone’s wife files for divorce
Daniella Atim, wife of musician Joseph Mayanja alias Jose Chameleone has asked the Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court to annul her marriage on grounds of cruelty. She stated in her petition number 72 of 2017, filed on April…
Musicians demand replacement of Burundian Musicians’ Association representative
Thirty Burundian musicians from inside and outside the country addressed last week a correspondence to the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport asking him to replace the current representative of the Burundian Musicians’…
Tanzania rapper Nay wa Mitego freed after Magufuli criticism
Tanzanian rapper Emmanuel Elibariki, known as Nay wa Mitego, has been released just a day after he was arrested for releasing a song deemed insulting to the government.The song emerged last week and has been widely shared…
Can this radio detect your mood and play songs to match?
Would we get on better with clever machines if they understood what mood we were in? Many roboticists and computer engineers seem to think so, because they're always trying to make their creations more human.Take Solo, the…
Huyu Ni Mlaguzi Wa Mihadarati? Diamond To Defend Himself After Wema Sepetu Gets Arrested In Connection With Drug Trafficking
Bongo star Diamond Platnumz has been summoned to appear before the country’s investigative agency at Central police post in Dar Es Salaam. He was listed as a suspected drug trafficker, working in a network in Tanzania.…
Nigeria: Wizkid, an Entertainer Who Thought Global but Acted Local
In the past, the music of Nigerian artists barely appealed to a global audience. The few like Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, and King Sunny Ade amongst others who leapfrogged this 'barrier' had to work hard to achieve their…
Ugandan DJs Ban Chameleone Music
All Dee Jays in Uganda have united for a common cause which is none other than abandoning the music of the self proclaimed doctor of music, Jose Chameleon.It is alleged that on the 19th of last month, Chameleone was…
Danse – DeLaVallet Bidiefono : “La jeunesse congolaise prend son destin en main”
La danse puissante et engagée de DeLaVallet Bidiefono ouvrait la 33e édition des Francophonies en Limousin avec TRANS de Julien Mabiala Bissila. Elle l'a refermée avec On ne brûle pas l'enfer, où l'on retrouve…
le chanteur Koffi Olomidé inculpé pour “coups et blessures volontaires
Inculpé pour "coups et blessures volontaires" sur l'une de ses danseuses, Koffi Olomidé a été transféré à la prison centrale de Makala, à Kinshasa. La star de la rumba congolaise "sera présenté devant un tribunal dans…
GITEGA : CÉLÉBRATION DE LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE LA MUSIQUE
Les festivités marquant cette journée se sont déroulées au Centre de l'alliance française de Gitega (centre du pays) ce samedi.Gitega est considérée comme "la capitale des Rastas au Burundi". 28 groupes et…
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