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Asake sold out The O2 in London. Afrobeats is no longer just for the diaspora. It is part of the city's culture.

Tanzanian star Juma Jux is continuing a strong international run, securing two honours at the 2026 AFRIMMA Awards before announcing plans to take his music across the United States this November. Tanzanian singer Juma Jux has added another major chapter to his international career after winning two awards at the 2026 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) in Dallas, Texas. The singer took home the AFRIMMA Music Without Borders Award, while his collaboration with fellow Tan

For decades, Nollywood has been one of Africa’s most prolific cultural industries, building an enormous audience through stories made primarily for African viewers. Today, its influence is travelling much further. The Nigerian film industry has evolved dramatically from the direct-to-video productions that helped define its early growth. Larger productions, international collaborations, streaming platforms and cinema releases have created new routes for African films to reach

Burna Boy’s career has reached a point where the question is no longer whether African music can travel globally. His journey is increasingly about what happens when an African artist becomes part of the global mainstream without abandoning the identity that made his music distinctive in the first place. The Nigerian artist has spent years expanding beyond the traditional boundaries placed around African musicians. From international festivals and arena performances to Grammy

AFRIMMA returns in 2026 with another celebration of African music, bringing together some of the continent’s most established stars alongside a new generation of artists reshaping the sound of Africa. The awards, scheduled for 12 September 2026, continue to reflect how African music has expanded beyond national borders. Afrobeats may remain one of the continent’s most internationally recognised sounds, but AFRIMMA’s nominations demonstrate a much wider musical landscape stret

A drum doesn’t need translation. Neither does a call-and-response chorus, or a rhythm that gets a whole room moving before anyone’s decided to dance. That’s the thread running through African diaspora music, wherever it landed and whatever it became. The sound changed shape across oceans and centuries, but the instinct behind it never did. Understanding that thread means starting long before any of the genres we know today existed. Eye-level view of a traditional African drum