The five nominees for the inaugural Best African Music Performance at the 66th GRAMMY Awards signal the commercial and cultural prowess of the continent’s music. No matter who takes home the GRAMMY for Best African Music Performance, they’ll be making history in the process. One of three newly-added categories for the 2024 GRAMMYs, the award […]

In the world of music, there are few milestones as significant as making a debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Today, we celebrate the remarkable achievement of South African musician Tyla as her song ‘Water’ continues to make waves. Here’s the inside scoop on this impressive journey. Tyla’s song ‘Water’ has taken the music […]

Featured Photo: Bitz First, African music dominated globally in 2021, and Africans could not be prouder. But Gambian music has its high points too! After a global halt of activities, including the musical activities in 2020, many Gambian artists cancelled their shows. They postponed some of their projects, but one could say it helped them […]

From hosting amazing music shows to releasing great songs, ST Singhateh is undeniably The Gambia’s living legends in music, and we love to see that. Called by fans with different names like “Brikama Boyo”, “Saluto”, and “Respecto”, the singer knows how to reflect his society in his music, making it for many to relate and […]

Music is a potent tool for uplifting and celebrating women at all stages of their lives. Many of us turn to music when dealing with uncertainties in our lives or when in a celebrating mood. Across the African continent, African artists—have used music to support, fight, advocate and celebrate African women making notable changes in […]

Pa Salieu– is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing artists living in the U.K., blending rap, dancehall and afrobeat to entertain and be a voice. From his style of music and delivery to his fashion, British Gambian rapper Pa Salieu leaves no stone unturned to put The Gambia on the global music stage. After releasing his debut […]

Grammy Awards 2021– Burna Boy, Wizkid and Jenn Nkiru win big at the Grammy Awards 2021. The three Nigerian talents–were part of a list of nominees featuring some of the world best artists and music creators. Burna boy won “Best Global Music Album”– for his album “Twice As Tall”. The self-proclaimed African Giant beats Bebe […]

For many years the Gambia music industry– survived with little or no help from the government and line ministries—Ministry of Youth and Sport and Ministry of Arts and Culture. Artists support themselves through concerts, album launches,among others. However, the last five years have been a different story. Artists became more successful while doing only music […]

Despite the uncertainty in 2020, the African music industry made a major splash on the global entertainment scene. Good melodies, amazing music videos, awards and recognitions constituted headlines emerging from the continent. So, as 2021 kicks off, we present you some African artists that you can’t afford to exclude from your playlist. Good music, great […]