Africa: Tyla, Burna Boy, and More Nominated for ‘BET Awards’ 2025

[BET Africa] Today, BET officially unveiled the highly anticipated nominees for the ''BET Awards'' 2025, spotlighting a diverse slate of artists from around the globe. Leading the charge from Africa are powerhouse talents Tyla, Uncle Waffles, Maglera Doe Boy, Dlala Thukzin, TxC, Burna Boy, Tems, Rema, Ayra Starr, Black Sherif, Shallipopi, Shaboozey, Odeal, and Abigail Chams, all recognized for their exceptional contributions to music and culture over the past year.

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

[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: Kasiva Mutua – Feeling the 6/8 Rhythm

[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: