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South African electronic artist Black Coffee performing live at Hï Ibiza.

By Jack-Shaw

The controversial rise of AI in tech-driven Afro-house

AI is challenging the authenticity of Afro-house while raising serious copyright questions, fuelling debate around ownership and artistic integrity. Indigenous African rhythms inspired...

07 Jan 2026

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How call-and-response in Zulu choral traditions boosts auditory learning

25 Nov 2025

Marshal Munhumumwe and the Four Brothers, an influential group who helped popularise Zimbabwean music in the 1980s.

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The economic impact of digitising Zimbabwe’s sungura music

30 Sep 2025

Tanzanian artist Marioo (pictured) released the amapiano-influenced bongo flava song ‘Naogopa’, featuring Harmonize.

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How amapiano is influencing East African club culture

05 Sep 2025

With the acoustic guitar entering Africa in Mozambique in the Southeast and countries like Nigeria and Senegal in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its spread into Central and Southern Africa did not take long. Photo: Acoustic Life

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The acoustic guitar’s journey across Africa

21 Aug 2025

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Submitting your music to YFM is a powerful step toward getting your work noticed in South Africa’s competitive music industry.

By Thabo-Makwea

How to submit music to YFM: A step-by-step guide for artists

Are you an aspiring South African artist hoping to get your music heard by a wider audience? Submitting your tracks to radio...

22 Apr 2025

AI-generated music: Does it violate South African laws?

10 May 2024

How to collect music royalties through SAMPRA

02 Oct 2023

No discussion on music sampling would be complete without knowing the difference between ‘master’ and ‘composition’. Photo: Luis Gherasim

Music sampling and South African law

28 Jun 2023

ADAM Audio, Sonarworks unveil A Series collaboration details

31 Mar 2023

Instrument Lessons

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Watch | How to make Sudanese bongos

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair project was expanded from a workshop-based programme to include...

09 Jun 2022

Watch | How to make a Sudanese banimbo

09 Jun 2022

Watch | How to make a Nigerian oja

08 Jun 2022

Watch | How to make a Tunisian guombri

08 Jun 2022

Watch | How to make a Cape Verdean cimboa

08 Jun 2022

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