The rise of post-independence popular music in Africa has unleashed a wide array of genres from many regions. A snapshot might show, from North Africa, Algerian Rai music, and street music like shaabi ...

'The goats eat while they are leashed, so you have to keep the grass growing around the goat." These were some of the most relevant words I heard in Maputo - told by Rufus, the keyboard player of ...

After a season of elections and cyclones in Mozambique, the country was owed some entertainment and good news. One of the highlights of Mozambique's cultural calendar, the Marrabenta Festival ...

It is often said that Mozambicans start the year “a marrabentar.” That's because every year, early February, the most representative festival of the country, the Festival of the Marrabenta, takes ...

Maputo — The Mozambican musician Dilon Djindji, considered by many as the greatest practitioner of the popular musical style, known as Marrabenta, has passed away at the age of 97. Djindji, who was ...

For 40 rhythmic years, Stewart Sukuma has brought the Mozambican style Marrabenta across the globe. But, the god of Marrabenta is also known for embracing social causes and promoting education and ...

The goats eat while they are leashed, so you have to keep the grass growing around the goat. These were some of the most relevant words I heard in Maputo — told by Rufus, the keyboard player of ...