Poetic mastery, musical diversity, rhythmic complexity, social relevance, and cross-cultural exchange makes Hausa music a rich and distinctive artistic tradition. Hausa artists bring their unique ...

Northern Nigeria, renowned for its cultural heritage and musical prowess, is rapidly becoming a hub of creativity and innovation in the music scene. A new wave of artists is emerging across the region ...

US-based Nigerian singer John Kola-Idowu is set to launch the Igbo and Hausa versions of the Song of Psalms. This project is part of his larger goal to translate the 150 Psalms into 200 languages ...

When Danish national Martin Nielsen moved to Kenya to work with a venture capital firm, he quickly switched gears after spotting an opportunity in streaming music and selling downloads. NAIROBI, March ...

When Afropop visited Kano, Nigeria, in 2017, we met an ambitious, English-speaking student named Umar Musa Ali. He has since expressed keen interest in reporting to us about musical happenings in a ...