Niger: Onyeka Onwenu Remembered – Nigerian Pop Star, Activist and Voice of National Unity
[The Conversation Africa] The news of the death of Nigerian musician Onyeka Onwenu on 30 July 2024 hit me, as a musician and popular music scholar, like a thunderbolt. I have listened to and appreciated Onyeka’s music since I was in my 20s.
West Africa: French Minister Denies Boycotting African Artists After Visa Suspension
[RFI] France’s Culture Minister on Friday said the suspension of visas for artists from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso was due to security concerns in light of the recent military coups in those countries and in no way a “boycott”.
Niger: Mdou Moctar’s Central Park Stand for Niger
[Afropop] We recently saw Mdou Moctar and his band from Niger deliver a blistering set of Tuareg rock at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage in Central Park. There were some 4,000 in the audience, many of whom had never seen Moctar, or any Tu…