Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

The return of Burning Spear to South Africa was a resounding success which saw multiple reggae fans flock to Emperors Palace on October 19 to witness an electrifying performance by the icon and ...

Reggae artiste Keznamdi has made it onto the roster for the Bongo Reggae Festival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on December 23. The concert, which will play a part of Dar es Salaam’s festive season ...

Music has featured prominently in Tanzania’s political campaigns this year ahead of the Oct. 28 general elections. The ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), or Party of the Revolution, has trotted ...

The story was told by Pascaline Bongo herself in a documentary released in 2012. When the daughter of Gabon’s former president Omar Bongo, then a 23-year-old student in the US, first met the global ...

POTTERROW, Old Dr Bells Baths, La Belle Angele, Mash House, The Bongo Club and Akva are the places this weekend if reggae is your thing. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you ...

There are two centres of power in Johannesburg's Reggae and Dancehall scene and Jah Seed is a king in both. In townships at the city's outskirts, promoters use different types of venues to host ...