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The Enduring Magic of Angélique Kidjo

The Enduring Magic of Angélique Kidjo

a musical manifestation of strength and

The Best Features on Davido’s ‘Timeless,’ Ranked

The Best Features on Davido’s ‘Timeless,’ Ranked

Including Musa Keys, Morravey &

A 1-Listen Review Of Davido’s ‘Timeless’

A 1-Listen Review Of Davido’s ‘Timeless’

A worthwhile affair in pomp and

Sampa the Great makes grand return with sophomore album, ‘As Above, So Below’

Sampa the Great makes grand return with sophomore album, ‘As Above, So Below’

Read through for Sampa's breakdown of a few songs off the

Sampa the Great set to release sophomore album, ‘As Above, So below’

Sampa the Great set to release sophomore album, ‘As Above, So below’

Also, watch her emphatic ode to Zamrock with "Never

At this point, Afropop should be looking beyond the Grammys

At this point, Afropop should be looking beyond the Grammys

The greatest chance Afropop stands at not being a temporary global fad, is by looking

Our Reactions To The Nominations for the 64th Grammy Awards

Our Reactions To The Nominations for the 64th Grammy Awards

Wizkid, Tems and more earn

Four takeaways from Angelique Kidjo’s ‘Mother Nature’

Four takeaways from Angelique Kidjo’s ‘Mother Nature’

Features Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi &

Songs Of The Day: New music from Gyakie, Angelique Kidjo, Kamo Mphela & more

Songs Of The Day: New music from Gyakie, Angelique Kidjo, Kamo Mphela & more

Catch up on notable recent releases from around the

The Grammys rename ‘Best World Music Album’ category

The Grammys rename ‘Best World Music Album’ category

“A departure from the connotations of colonialism, folk and ‘non-American’ that the former term

Angelique Kidjo reworks Miriam Makeba’s “Pata Pata” for Covid-19 Awareness

Angelique Kidjo reworks Miriam Makeba’s “Pata Pata” for Covid-19 Awareness

Stay at home and sit it

For the Girls: We can’t get enough of the soothing sounds of East African jazz artist, SomiMusic

For the Girls: We can’t get enough of the soothing sounds of East African jazz artist, SomiMusic

Every day this month, The NATIVE will be putting you on to new and exciting female artists from all over

Why we should look at sampling as a legitimate means of creativity in afropop

Why we should look at sampling as a legitimate means of creativity in afropop

On the importance of being in support of artists when they directly tap into the precious past of African

Watch Yemi Alade & Angelique Kidjo celebrate in new video, “Shekere”

Watch Yemi Alade & Angelique Kidjo celebrate in new video, “Shekere”

Another strong Pan-African collaboration between two

Grammys 2020: Everything you need to know about the albums in the World Music Category

Grammys 2020: Everything you need to know about the albums in the World Music Category

A look at the nominees in the same category as 'African

The Shuffle: Angelique Kidjo’s “We We” shows the inspirational power of timeless music

The Shuffle: Angelique Kidjo’s “We We” shows the inspirational power of timeless music

The inspiration behind one of this year's biggest