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#4883, Music from the Caribbean and South America
WNYC - New York
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July 9, 2025
There’s collaborative music by Amsterdam-based duo of Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, a Bolivian-born singer and multi-medium performer, and Chicago expat jazz drummer with Puerto Rican origins, Frank Rosaly, who together dig into their ancestral...
Resist democracy capture in Africa
Business Ghana
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The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has called on the media and civil society organisations across Africa to intensify efforts to resist the growing threat of democracy capture on the continent. This appeal was made during the...
Peter Knights changed Asia’s appetite for ivory. Can he do the same for Africa?
Mongabay
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July 8, 2025
Wild Africa aims to “mainstream conservation” across the continent by using local ambassadors, pro bono media, and entertainment-based campaigns to build public and political support for wildlife protection. Peter Knights believes that shifting...
Aussies Crack Apple Music's Top 500 Most Streamed Songs List
The Music.com.au
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July 5, 2025
Shape of You, Ed Sheeran Blinding Lights, The Weeknd God's Plan, Drake Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Post Malone, Swae Lee rockstar (feat. 21 Savage), Post Malone One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla), Drake SICKO MODE, Travis Scott...
MUSIC INDUSTRY: Jazz-con 2025 Unveils First 36 International Speakers, Featuring YouTube, Deezer, Merrill Lynch, Bandcamp and Pandora As Panelists At Its 100% Virtual Digital Music Conference on September 15-16, 2025
All About Jazz
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July 7, 2025
Jazz-Con today announced its first-round lineup of 36 speakers, representing 13 countries across five continents for their 100% virtual digital music business conference. From independent booking agents and festival directors to label presidents,...
CONCERT REVIEW | Cape Town musos get Nelson Mandela Bay feet a-tapping
Herald (South Africa)
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July 7, 2025
It was a Cape Town takeover at the Boardwalk ICC on Saturday night when a host of entertainers from the Mother City delivered an electrifying concert which kept partygoers on their feet well into the night. Titled Let’s Groove Tonight, the event...
Flamenco duo opens concert series
Gulf Islands Driftwood
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July 8, 2025
SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ARTS Salt Spring Arts’ Summer Outdoor Concert Series (SOCS) returns for its sixth season on Thursday, July 17, kicking off six weeks of free concerts in Centennial Park. The season opener features internationally acclaimed...
Fantastic Finish to the 2025 Ballito Pro presented by O’Neill as South African Surfer Takes the Win
South Africa Today
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July 8, 2025
After two weeks of non-stop beachside action and fun, the Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill concluded in a historic win for South African surfer, Luke Thompson (Durban), while Spain’s Nadia Erostarbe earned first place in the women’s division. This...
TN Roots & Routes: Centering The African And Black Diaspora’s Impact On Global Culture
Travel Noire
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July 8, 2025
The Black diaspora has shaped cities, built economies, sparked revolutions, and created entire cultural movements. Yet most travel narratives continue to treat Black presence as an afterthought or a footnote. TN Roots & Routes changes that. Roots...
Son de Metal creates ‘a music of working people’
The Discourse
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July 8, 2025
Son de Metal’s blend of traditional Mexican and rock music is performed by a multicultural group of musicians on Vancouver Island. Photo courtesy of Son de Metal. A new subgenre of traditional Mexican folk music, created on Vancouver Island and...
R2Bees to headline 8th Shutdown All White Invasion Concert in Minneapolis
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
Ghanaian music duo R2Bees will headline the 8th edition of the Shutdown All White Invasion Concert in Minneapolis on 15th August 2025. The much-anticipated event will take place at The Cabooze in downtown Minneapolis, with doors opening at 5:00 PM...
Ladies of classical music at Lucas Parklands
Noosa Today
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July 8, 2025
Some of history’s classical geniuses who happened to be women struggling to emerge from the shadows of their male companions, will be celebrated at a special concert at Lucas Parklands, Montville. The unique event, simply titled ‘The Ladies’, will...
Newport Classical Music Festival Kicks Off Its Fifty-Sixth Season
Rhode Island Monthly
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July 8, 2025
Palaver Strings will perform on July 17 as part of the Newport Classical Music Festival. (Photo by Titilayo Ayangade) The 2025 Newport Classical Music Festival kicked off with a bang this past weekend with a free, outdoor performance of patriotic...
How Afrobeats Star Bnxn Made His Most Vulnerable Album Yet
OkayAfrica
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July 8, 2025
Many things were different for Bnxn (Daniel Etiese Benson) during the making of his latest project, Captain. The album brought moments of uncertainty, followed by tests of will. It also transformed Bnxn's perception of himself as an artist and...
Nigeria becomes first African country to regulate media portrayal of tobacco, rituals
Premium Times
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July 8, 2025
Nigeria has become the first African country to formally regulate the portrayal of tobacco use, money rituals, and narcotics in media content, according to a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB). The...
Newport Classical Music Festival continues through July 22 with available tickets for select performances
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 8, 2025
The 2025 Newport Classical Music Festival continues its 56th year through July 22, offering music lovers the chance to experience intimate concerts in some of Newport’s most iconic venues. While many performances are sold out, tickets remain...
What To Watch in Africa This July
OkayAfrica
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July 8, 2025
July is shaping up to be a strong month for African cinema and television. Netflix is doubling down on Arabic-language content with several new releases, while Kenyan dramas are exploring everything from street racing to elite family betrayals....
Two Musical Worlds Collide In Burna Boy And Shaboozey's New Single “Change Your Mind”
OkayAfrica
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July 8, 2025
Burna Boy and Shaboozey have teamed up for a new single, “Change Your Mind,” out today, July 8, three days before the release of Burna Boy’s eighth studio album, No Sign of Weakness. The collaboration links two artists with Nigerian roots who are...
Legendary Nigerian Music Artists Who Paved The Way For Afrobeats
Leadership
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July 8, 2025
Afrobeats is now a worldwide phenomenon rather than a local sound. Afrobeats has emerged as one of Africas most important cultural exports with albums on Spotify and Apple Music dominating playlists and sold-out arenas in Europe and America....
MaWhoo takes her throne as Spotify EQUAL Africa Ambassador for July
Eagle Online
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July 8, 2025
South African singer and songwriter MaWhoo has stepped into her power as she’s been crowned Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Ambassador for July 2025. She joins a growing list of African women who are shaping the sound of now. MaWhoo earned widespread...