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28 May 2020
How East African Musicians Are Making Money Today
We speak with star artists and music industry professionalsto find out how monetization sources are changing in East Africa.
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Continental
07 August 2019
This Is What Afro Nation Festival Looked Like
The first edition of the urban beach festival—featuring Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, and many more—looked incredible.
Music
07 August 2019
Here are the 2019 AFRIMMA Nominees
Burna Boy, Wizkid and Rema lead this year's African Muzik Magazine Award nominations.
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26 February 2019
Davido, Nasty C, VanJess, Vanessa Mdee, Sauti Sol & More to Perform at Essence Fest 2019
This year's lineup is 🔥.
Music
11 February 2019
Vanessa Mdee: "It's Tough to Be a Female Artist, You Have to Work Five Times Harder Than the Men"
The Tanzanian star opens up about the inner workings of the music industry, her desire to push East African music, looking up to Miriam Makeba and much more in this exclusive interview.
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27 August 2018
The 10 Best East African Songs of the Month
Featuring Irene Ntale x Mr Eazi, Brian Simba x Vanessa Mdee, Harmonize, Sauti Sol x Nyashinski and more.
Music
29 June 2018
The 9 Best East African Songs of the Month
Featuring Diamond Platnumz, Vanessa Mdee, Cherrie, Victoria Kimani and more.
Music
30 April 2018
The 9 Best East African Songs of the Month
Listen to the best East African releases of the month featuring Diamond Platnumz, Harmonize, Vanessa Mdde, Octopizzo and more.
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15 December 2017
The Best East African Songs of 2017
Our ten favorite East African music this year come from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.
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27 November 2017
Vanessa Mdee's 'Bounce' Will Jump Start Your Week
The Tanzanian star and all-around boss is back with another hit track featuring Maua Sama and Tommy Flavour.
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14 July 2017
Weekend Playlist: The Best New Music From Vanessa Mdee, Wizkid, Diamond Platnumz & More
Here are all the songs you need to hear this week.
Arts + Culture
01 June 2017
City Guide: Vanessa Mdee's Guide to Dar es Salaam
Tanzanian star and all-around boss Vanessa Mdee gives us to keys to Dar es Salaam in this City Guide.
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