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24 July 2024
What It’s Like To…Be the First Black Woman to Own and Conduct an Orchestra in South Africa
Ofentse Pitse, who also conducts an all-Black ensemble, aims to inspire many generations of Black women to take up classical music.
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Arts + Culture
27 November 2023
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Bringing Their Personal Art Collection to the Brooklyn Museum
The American power couple has spent years collecting works by Black artists, and now for the first time, the public will be able to see a part of the Dean Collection, which features a number of African artists from the continent and the diaspora.
Music
01 May 2023
Swizz Beatz Gets Checked for Claims to Afrobeats Success in America
The American musician made the bold statement during a conversation on Prime Music's Hip-Hop focused "Rotation Roundtable" show.
Music
18 September 2020
Listen to Alicia Keys & Diamond Platnumz’ New Song ‘Wasted Energy’
The Tanzanian music icon and American star team up on the track from her new album, ALICIA.
Art
11 March 2019
Choreographer Luam Keflezgy On How To Overcome The Stigma Of Arts as a Career In African Families
"I choreographed the power of the women in my culture into a dance performed by the biggest force in music. It was my way of reconciling my departure of what my culture expected of me (medicine) with a path they didn't understand (dance). And I did it in a way that would make them proud and take ownership." - Luam Keflezgy
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18 November 2016
The 4 Songs You Need to Hear This Week
Check out the best tracks, videos, mixtapes and releases that came across our desks this week.
Latest
16 November 2016
Alicia Keys Says She "Loves Wizkid" and Hints at Their Collaboration
Speaking with Ebro during an interview for his Beats 1 radio show, Alicia Keys hinted at her collaboration with Wizkid and more.
Audio
02 September 2016
Listen to Alicia Keys' New Song 'Back to Life,' Written for the ‘Queen of Katwe’ Film
Disney’s upcoming 'Queen of Katwe' film gets a soundtrack from Alicia Keys with "Back to Life."
News
26 July 2016
Wizkid Has New Music With Sean Paul and Alicia Keys
Nigerian Star Boy Wizkid took to Twitter to confirm that he’s been working on new tracks with none other than Sean Paul and Alicia Keys.
Music
01 July 2016
Black Coffee Remixes Alicia Keys' 'In Common' Mbaqanga Style
Listen to new remixes of Alicia Keys' "afrobeats single" 'In Common' from Black Coffee and Kenya's DJ Xpect.
Video
20 May 2016
New Video for Alicia Keys’ Afrobeats Single 'In Common’ Has Her Flirting from a Fire Escape
Alicia Keys drops the video for the Afrobeat-infused track "In Common."
News
04 May 2016
Is Alicia Keys’ New Single Afrobeats?
A half-baked case for the 'afrobeats' influences in Alicia Keys' new single "In Common."
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