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Sona Jobarteh is a one-of-a-kind and pioneering musical phenomenon of her generation, whose fame is fast spreading over the world. Rather than attempting to merge traditional African origins with current hip-hop and jazz, she embraces and develops on them, unlike her counterparts.

She is the first female Griot to become a renowned prodigy on the Kora, having been born into a Gambia Griot family. The multi-instrumentalist and composer are in a rare position, balancing the preservation of her rich cultural history with an approachable, contemporary style that appeals to a global audience.

Nephron Cleland

Charles Cleland Bruce who is known in showbiz as Nephron Cleland is a Ghanaian Afrosoul/Afrobeat Musician who hails from James Town British Accra but resides at Dansoman. Endowed with the music he started as an instrumentalist at church playing the...

Les Amazones d’Afrique

Les Amazones d'Afrique is a driving spark that welcomes diverse talents, beautiful, forceful melodies that call for women's and girls' rights, and a melting pot of traditional and young entrants. The all-female ensemble of West African musicians pushing for gender...

Ipeleng

With her roots in the East Rand and based in Cape Town, Ipeleng started off by posting covers on YouTube, SoundCloud, Instagram, and finally Twitter. This resulted in the publication of original and joint projects, also including her third EP,...

Alsarah & the Nubatones

Alsarah & the Nubatones from Sudan introduce audiences to a dynamic fusion of sound. The Brooklyn-based, East-African, retro-pop group was born out of conversations about Nubian "songs of return," modern migration patterns, and the cultural exchanges between Sudan and Egypt. The ensemble features singer, songwriter, and bandleader Alsarah; tabla...

Merry-Lynn

Unafraid to show her emotions but rather honest in sharing them and doing so to serve as a type of relief, Merry-Lynn comes through the music space as a fast-rising Nigerian diva whose music serves as the medium through which...

Urban Village

With their feet firmly planted in the past and their heads inclined in the direction of the future, Urban Village, from Soweto, delivers a unique mixing of Zulu guitars, indie-folk, and South African choirs, and jazz, all while dazzling with...

Mercy Masika

Mercy Masika is a renowned Kenyan gospel music minister with remarkable singing talent. Her family, led by her mother, the famed gospel singer Agnes Masika, began ministering to her at a young age. Mercy Masika is a gospel pioneer noted...

Ninety

Alabo Tuonims, often known as Ninety, is an Afro-fusion superstar and FreeMe Digital performer who has established himself as a musical stalwart from Port Harcourt to the rest of the globe. Given the widespread notion that the Afrobeats genre is...

Lizwi

Lizwi's goal is to take you on an illuminating trip via her Zulu ancestral roots, infused dance music, and our African acoustics. She is known as the voice, vessel of faith, soul healer, and spiritual chanter. A self-taught guitarist who...

Mizzle

Wanting to be known by the world that under the right circumstances, he can turn into a melodious storm without warning hence the moniker Mizzle which means “Light Rain”, The Nigerian Afro-fusion musician and producer, whose cool and calm demeanour...

Rather than attempting to merge traditional African origins with current hip-hop and jazz, she embraces and develops on them, unlike her counterparts.

Her commitment to humanitarian activity in the domain of social development and educational reform on the African continent is at the core of her artistic accomplishment.