Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Last year, I took a trip from Philadelphia to Washington, DC, to witness a legendary performance by Angélique Kidjo, the iconic 64-year-old Beninese musician, at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. Widely regarded as Africa’s most recognized global artist, Kidjo has five Grammy wins and 15 nominations, along with years of…
Nigeria’s music stars Davido and Tiwa Savage will headline the closing concert of Giants of Africa Festival at the BK arena in Kigali, on Saturday, August 19. The duo, regarded as the best in the Afrobeats genre, will be joined by Rwanda’s Bruce Melodie and vocalist Tyla from South Africa, at the sold-out concert. Davido or OBO as many…
A global streaming platform, Spotify, says Nigerian singer and songwriter, Simi Ogunleye, popularly known as “Simi”, has been selected as Spotify EQUAL Africa music programme ambassador for July. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s head of music for sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. This announcement followed the release of her latest album, “TBH (To Be Honest)”,…