Music

South Africa: Lebo M Getting Married for the 10th Time

[Scrolla] The Lion King music man is back with former fiancée Mel Ntsala, and they are now planning to get married. This comes just weeks after his public breakup and a nasty fight with ex-wife Pretty Samuels over a missing piano.

Africa: Goddess At the Public Theater

[Afropop] Goddess, a new musical playing at The Public Theater, is many things: a mystical drama reaching back to the mists of time, a dual love story with both comic and tragic fates, a murder mystery, a bold take on the confrontation between tradition and modernity in a post-colonial African society, and also, a riot of movement, rhythm, vibrant colors, jazzy music and virtuoso vocal performances to rival any opera out there.

Namibia: Music Giants Ignite Opuwo Crowd

[New Era] The Opuwo Trade Fair Music Bash was short of nothing on Saturday because when the first beat dropped and the crowd erupted into cheers, it was a celebration of rhythm, nostalgia, and pure sonic energy.