Music

Nigeria: Ofego Set to Drop Official Music Video for ‘Girls Dem Daddy’

[Vanguard] Banku Music Maestro And B.O.Y Music protege Ofego who won the West Africa Artiste, Songwriter and Album of the year with his 2024 album Banku Bounce is set to drop the official music video for "Girls Dem Daddy", the lead track off his 2025 album :D Girls Dem Daddy: released on the 13th of January 2025.

Africa: Field Report – Babel Music Expo 2025

[Afropop] Marseille is the oldest city in France, founded in 600 BC, and is today the third largest city in the country. Situated on the south coast along the Mediterranean Sea, this port city, like all port cities, has welcomed travelers for centuries from the world over, bringing with them their culture, food, and music. This cross-cultural mixing continues to this day, and the 3rdannual Babel Music Expo, a conference and showcase for world music exemplified this history. Over three days (March 20-22), there were

Sudan: Alsarah & the Nubatones Forge a Tough Road From Sudan to America

[Afropop] Alsarah and the Nubatones are back after a five-year pause with their third album, Seasons of the Road, and it's a knockout. Alsarah (born Sarah Mohamed Abunama-Elgad in Khartoum, Sudan) has lived in the United States since she was a child. She studied at Wesleyan University, writing her ethnomusicology thesis on Sudanese Zar music, a Sufi tradition. After graduating in 2009, she moved to New York and formed her band, the Nubatones. The band's music updates Sudanese traditions with various influences, but