Music

Africa: Paul Beaubrun Shines Light From Haiti

[Afropop] Paul Beaubrun descends from Haitian music royalty. His parents, Lolo and Mimerose Beaubrun, are the founders and leaders of the legendary racine band Boukman Eksperyans. Paul broke out on his own with his second album Ayibobo(2018), featured on Afropop's From Haiti to the World, and the subject of many rave reiews. He followed up with Rasanbleman (Red Moon) in 2020. Paul also played an integra role in Jackson Brown's Artists for Peace and Justice project in Haiti, which resulted in a remarkable

Nigeria: Creating a ‘Ganu-Si’ Economy

[This Day] In a viral video said to have been recorded on the eighth-day Fidau prayers for the repose of his mother who died recently, Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (KWAM 1) could be heard lamenting to an unidentified man in the street slang common in Lagos,

Rwanda: Who Is Bobby Bangs, Rwanda’s Emerging Auto-Tune Star?

[New Times] The year 2020 was a defining moment for the Rwandan music industry. It marked the emergence of a generation of young artists who not only introduced a new wave of sounds, but also put their own spin on world-conquering music genres, blowing them up in Kigali and beyond.