By Bethsheba Achitsa
Published April 16, 2010
More than any other contemporary art form, the hip hop music culture–that emerged in the ghettos of the USA—continues to inform and define the youth culture on the African continent. But while young people use it to express themselves in a way that defies stereotypes, this art is devoid of [...]
By Richard Williams
Republished March 21, 2010
Few people can have opened so many ears to such a variety of music over the last four decades as Charlie Gillett, the author and radio disc jockey who has died aged 68 after a long illness. Charlie wrote the first serious history of rock’n’roll and went on to become [...]
By Saphia Ngalapi
Published March 16, 2010
Despite the lack of power in Zanzibar and criticism that the festival that promoted itself as Sauti za Busara Swahili Music Festival had lost its focus, the seventh Sauti za Busara music festival was held in Zanzibar February 11-16, 2010.
ArtMatters.Info had in the run up to the festival run a [...]
By Ogova Ondego
Published February 15, 2010
While some people use it to set the pace and mood, others use it as a stepping stone to wealth and power. Still more people use it for entertainment or merely as a cure for depression or troubled minds.
Have you ever posed to think why there is music at the [...]
By Bethsheba Achitsa with Ogova Ondego
Published February 7, 2010
Though she had been singing for close to 14 years, it was not till the death of Angela Chibalonza Runiga, the then Kenya-based and highly popular Congolese singer in a car accident in late September 2007 that she started recording her music. Today, three years later, Geraldine [...]
Interview by Ogova Ondego
Published December 18, 2009
Where were you born?
I was born and raised in Kampala so I am typically a city girl.
How did you get into music?
First of all, I do not come from a musical family but I can comfortably say there was music in my soul and I had an ear for [...]
By Bethsheba Achitsa
Published November 4, 2009
The beauty of the African continent is unmatched. Apart from the natural beauty of the continent, rich and varied wildlife and agreeable climate, African tunes with the riveting dance rhythms of the people best capture the beauty of the mother continent. With the emergence of ephemeral, fast-produced formulaic mantra-like genres—Kapuka [...]
By Bethsheba Achitsa
Published November 27, 2009
Each year Zanzibar—world renowned for her beautiful tropical beaches, fresh grilled sea food served with delicious garnishes and the spectacular phenomenon of the single sail boats that grace the island’s waters—sways to various music tunes during the annual Sauti za Busara Swahili Music Festival whose seventh edition is scheduled for [...]
By Sharlene Versfeld
Published August 24, 2009
The soul of Southern Africa comes alive during heritage month in a massive musical explosion at MMINO MusicMix: ‘A Boundless Experience’. The two day festival, central to the Celebrate Durban activities, will feature sounds and rhythms unique to sub Saharan Africa at the ICC Arena in Durban on September 24-25, [...]
By Bobastles Nondi
Published April 8, 2009
Born in 1930s, Ogoya Nengo, the priced gem of original dodo music in Kenya, appears to have gone full circle. After more than half a century on stage, Nengo appears to be just starting her career; singing her way into the hearts of many in the villages and in grand [...]
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