According to Chartmaster, which lists the most-streamed songs of all time, "Africa" rounds out the Top 100 with a current ...

The songs featured in this five-part series on African music are oddities, especially compared to today’s hits. In an age dominated by dull one-hit wonders that are quickly forgotten, artists of the ...

Long before Spotify, Apple Music and TikTok shaped music trends, Ghanaians discovered African hits through radio, cassette tapes, CDs, music videos and the country's vibrant nightlife.

From Egypt to South Africa, The Africa Report invites readers to rediscover five legendary music hits that will never fade away… Soft Power Umm Kulthum: ‘Enta Omri’, a song to advance Nasser’s brand ...

When Weezer – best known for their straight-ahead rock and power-pop sound – cut Toto’s “Africa” in 2018, a lot of people took it as a joke, until they really listened to how well the band performed ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...

The world, we thought, no longer requires further covers of Toto’s 1982 hit, “Africa.” We have heard the song played by a group of Animal Crossing villagers, performed on beer bottles and in a wide ...

In early September, Nigerian singer-songwriter CKay received a text message with a link to TikTok. Some of the app’s users had started recording a dance routine set to his song, “Love, Nwantiti,” ...