Beyoncé performs in Dubai in 2023. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal February 7, 2023 Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa James Chikomborero Paradza, University of Pretoria Africa is considered too high risk as a destination for big US pop tours - but Beyoncé could and should break the mould.
Bobi Wine. Isaac Kasamani/AFP/Getty Images May 7, 2020 Uganda’s musicians are fighting COVID-19 - why government should work with them Dominic D.B. Makwa, Makerere University Uganda’s COVID-19 task force would do well to embrace pop music in its public health communications.
A billboard in Nairobi for Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile service provider, featuring veteran rapper and producer Jua Cali. Andrew J Eisenberg May 13, 2019 How African countries are doing in ballooning digital music revenues Christiaan De Beukelaer, The University of Melbourne and Andrew J. Eisenberg, New York University The political economy of music distribution goes unchecked. Despite increased digital revenues, also across Africa, music markets remain characterised by bottlenecks between musicians and audiences.