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Africa: Kizaba’s Future Village – From the Ancestors to the Unknown

9th May 2025
[Afropop] Lionel Kizaba belongs to a cadre of free-thinking African diaspora musicians animating the vibrant global music scene in Montreal. Born and raised in Kinshasa, Congo, he came to Canada in 2011 and has pursued a self-directed career ever since, blending a fascinating array of influences and experiences. On stage, Kizaba is a dynamo. A frontman with a towering ensemble of percussion instruments before him, he sings, dances and delivers a tidal wave of rhythms unlike anything we've heard before. Kizaba has

Africa: Giants of Africa Festival to Return in Kigali On July 26

9th May 2025
[New Times] The Giants of Africa Festival is set to return to Kigali from July 26-August 2, bringing together 320 young athletes from 20 African nations, and more than 20,000 spectators for a week of community, culture, basketball, education and entertainment.

Rwanda: Gen-Z Comedy Show Host Apologises After Controversial Content On Adultery

8th May 2025
[New Times] Funny man Fally Marci, the founder and organiser of GEN-Z Comedy Show, on Wednesday, May 7, issued a public apology following a controversial incident fellow funnymen Nzovu and Yaka whose onstage remarks during the May 2 show at the Kigali Cultural and Exhibition Village were deemed 'inappropriate and promoting adultery.

Rwanda: DA Rest Dedicates New Album to His Fiancée

7th May 2025
[New Times] In an emotional celebration, Rwandan artiste Prince Ishimwe, better known by his stage name Da Rest, presented his new album "Souvenir53" to an intimate gathering of close friends and family members during a listening party held on May 3.

Africa: Kasiva Mutua – Feeling the 6/8 Rhythm

7th May 2025
[Afropop] In 2016, Afropop Worldwide spoke with a young Kenyan percussionist, Kasiva Mutua, when she was a member of the Nile Project. The Nile Project actually kicked off three years earlier, and as Nile Project co-founder and CEO, Mina Girgis explained to Afropop producers Banning Eyre and Ian Coss at the time:

Mauritius: Education Minister Discusses Promotion of Music in Primary Schools

6th May 2025
[Government of Mauritius] A delegation from the Yamaha Music Gulf FZE, accompanied by the Ambassador of Japan to Mauritius, Mr Masahiro Kan, met the Minister of Education and Human Resource, Dr Mahend Gungapersad, this morning, to discuss the promotion of music education at primary school level in public schools in Mauritius.

Africa: Youssou N’dour At Brooklyn’s King’s Theater

6th May 2025
[Afropop] The excitement and anticipation was palpable as the seats began to fill in the historic Kings Theater on Flatbush Ave on Sunday, April 27th, 2025. When hype-man and percussionist Mbaye Dieye Faye led the twelve-piece band onstage, the capacity crowd jumped to our feet to welcome the legend himself: Youssou N'Dour strode out in a glistening white and blue kaftan, arms raised in his signature salute. The crowd poured into the aisles, phones held aloft in an attempt to capture, if it were possible, the
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