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11th March 2025

[The Conversation Africa] Five years ago, at the start of 2020, I was looking forward to the publication of my book, Terraformed: Young Black Lives in the Inner City and eagerly anticipating a long-awaited holiday to Jamaica.

Nigeria: Ayra Starr, Mofe Damijo to Join Idris Elbas As Cast of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’

10th March 2025

[Vanguard] The much-anticipated film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's bestselling novel, Children of Blood and Bone, has revealed new additions to its already stellar cast.

Nigeria: Children of Blood and Bone – RMD, Ayra Starr, to Star Alongside Viola Davis, Idris Elba

10th March 2025

[Premium Times] Children of Blood and Bone is being produced by Lucasfilm, the studio behind Star Wars and will be released in 2027.

Nigeria: Wizkid Releases Self-Directed ‘Kese (Dance)’ Video

6th March 2025

[Premium Times] The video unfolds across three distinct settings, and fans have flooded social media with reactions within a few hours of its release.

Africa: Rio’s Carnival – Songs About Afro-Brazilian Religions ‘Aren’t a Coincidence but a Movement’

6th March 2025

[People's Dispatch] Paraíso do Tuiuti Samba School told the story of Xica Manicongo, the first non-Indigenous trans person in Brazil.

Nigeria: Don’t Ever Compare Me With Wizkid – May D Warns Critics

5th March 2025

[Premium Times] It is the second time in 2025 that May D would issue a similar warning.

Africa: Afropop Top Videos – March 2025

5th March 2025

[Afropop] They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. We shall see about that last part, but so far, it's definitely roaring. There's a lot of cultural collision in these six videos, artistic evidence of our increasingly hyphenated world.

South Africa: The Miriam Makeba Foundation Remembers Dr Miriam Makeba

4th March 2025

[Miriam Makeba Foundation] Johannesburg -- The Miriam Makeba Foundation is proud to announce the 93 rd Birthday of the late Dr. Miriam Makeba on Tuesday 4 th March 2025. Our pride as the Foundation that bears her name, along with the Nation embraces this date to commemorate the birth of a true National Treasure. South Africa views this day through a lens which venerates and celebrates the life of our late Beloved Songstress Zenzile Miriam Makeba.

Zimbabwe: NAMA Awards – Winky D Rules the Roost Again, Clinches People’s Choice Gong

3rd March 2025

[New Zimbabwe] The undisputed king of Zim dancehall, Wallace Chirumiko, popularly known as Winky D, has reaffirmed his position as the doyen after scooping the National Arts Merits Award (NAMA) People's Choice gong.

Africa: Women’s History Month Special Programming

3rd March 2025

[Afropop] Afropop Worldwide is proud to announce a special lineup of programs celebrating the extraordinary contributions of women in global music throughout March 2025 in honor of Women's History Month.

Music

Nigeria: Wizkid Announces North American Dates for ‘Morayo’ Tour

Uganda: Kenzo ‘Unapologetic’ After Scuffle With Security Personnel in Kawempe

Cape Verde: Lucibela, Old Fashion, and Proud of It!

Africa: Angélique Kidjo and Christian Mcbride Support Jazz House Kids

South Sudan: At a Beloved Juba Institution, Artists Promote ‘Healing and Growth’

Africa: Three Memorable Ways the Covid Pandemic Shaped Black Music – Five Years On