Billboard has rounded up 16 songs by R&B and rap artists that sample old African songs. By Heran Mamo Aminé‘s third studio album 13 Months of Sunshine — which dropped Friday (May 16) — pays homage to ...

Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite reissued albums and compilations of 2024, including Japanese techno, Māori hip-hop, and Zambian pop.

The music catchphrase “Mama se mama sa mama coosa” is one of the most influential couplets in music in the past half-century and is famously associated with the late king of pop, Michael Jackson.

Dive into the history books, and you won’t find many phrases that shake the dance floor quite like “mama say mama-sa mamakusa.” This catchy sequence of sounds first popped onto the scene in the 1970s, ...

Cameroon's capital Yaoundé recently held a photographic exhibition paying tribute to famous saxophonist Manu Dibango, who died of Covid in 2020. The exhibition “Soul Makossa Man”, was bought to life ...

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75-year-old Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango is suing both Michael Jackson and R&B diva Rihanna over the use of the line “mama-say-mama-sa-mama-coosa,” which was first made popular in Dibango’s 1972 ...

Africa is a continent rich in diverse cultures, and it boasts an array of quirky and unique dance steps that reflect the vibrancy and traditions of different regions. Africa’s dance styles are a ...

Roger Milla remains best known as a veteran forward with an iconic celebration but he was a terrific talent that Claude Roy once compared to Pele. Over 33 years later, Roger Milla’s iconic celebration ...

The loss of “Papa Dibango”, who died from COVID-19 on 24 March at the age of 86, has left a large void. His fans could not even console themselves with his music, as no tribute concert could be ...