Egypt: Zakariah Ibrahim – 1952_2024

[Afropop] On February 12, Egypt lost one of its greatest champions of traditional culture. Zakariah Ibrahim, director of the El Mastaba Center for the Preservation of Egyptian Folk Music, and founding leader of the traditional ensemble El Tanbura, pass…

Rwanda: Can Ish Kevin and His Generation Save Hip Hop?

[New Times] On March 3, Ish Kevin, a Rwandan renowned lyricist and rapper, released a snippet of his next big project, produced in the old-school hip-hop style of the 90s and early 2000s, announcing a plan to “save” the genre, which had disappeared fro…