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Diamond Platnumz: Another glory for the Tanzanian star on Boomplay

Diamond Platnumz: Another glory for the Tanzanian star on Boomplay

Diamond Platnumz has played a critical role in the promotion of Tanzanian music, famously called Bongo Flava across the continent and beyond.

Adriana Bignagni Lesca: Gabonese mezzo making waves in opera

Adriana Bignagni Lesca: Gabonese mezzo making waves in opera

Adriana Bignagni Lesca's voice has made her a veritable star and one of the few black opera singers.

Why I don't feature in local awards - Diamond Platnumz

Why I don't feature in local awards - Diamond Platnumz

Diamond Platnumz says he distanced himself from most awards because he was sceptical of their credibility.

Wonema: Senegalese singer's melodic call for disability rights

Wonema: Senegalese singer's melodic call for disability rights

Khady Pouye's journey as a person living with disabilities has infused her music with the spirit of social reformism and made her a role model for many.

Koffi Olomide: The mathematician who became Congo's iconic music star

Koffi Olomide: The mathematician who became Congo's iconic music star

Koffi took interest in strumming the guitar at a tender age, not knowing that the guitar would be one of the musical instruments that would hoist him to global fame.

Tiwa Savage: The rise of Nigeria's Afrobeats icon

Tiwa Savage: The rise of Nigeria's Afrobeats icon

The artiste had a passion for music from her childhood, occasionally performing at church functions.

Diamond Platnumz: Tanzanian singer's rags-to-riches story

Diamond Platnumz: Tanzanian singer's rags-to-riches story

After securing the East African fans, Diamond saw the need to diversify, prompting him to collaborate with musicians from other parts of Africa

Groundbreaking shift for African music on the global stage

Groundbreaking shift for African music on the global stage

After decades of being consigned to the periphery, the African music scene is now at the forefront of music consumption worldwide. 2023 has been an annus mirabilis for African sounds in terms of market penetration and Spotify streaming.

Big Row: The rapper with African cultural lyrics

Big Row: The rapper with African cultural lyrics

In Gabon, where most rappers sing in French, Big Row has created his own musical style, which he calls Tradigansta Flow.

The standout North African musicians with millions of streams

The standout North African musicians with millions of streams

The artists have gotten rave reviews for their rich diversity of sounds which is evolving the musical tastes of young Arab listeners.

Libianca: Cameroon's towering Afrobeats voice

Libianca: Cameroon's towering Afrobeats voice

Afrobeats would rarely have Cameroon on its roll call, but with Libianca the narrative is convincingly changing.

Angélique Kidjo: 40 years of reverberating music

Angélique Kidjo: 40 years of reverberating music

Kidjo was born into a family of performing artists. Her father was a musician and her mother worked as a choreographer and theatre director.