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In South Africa, the battle for women's rights has reached a new crescendo, with dedicated activists rallying against the anticipated performance of the controversial U.S. artist, Chris Brown. The advocacy group, Women For Change, has initiated a petition aimed at urging both the government and concert promoters to reevaluate the decision to host him in December. The petition articulates a clear demand: the Department of Home Affairs should revoke Brown's visa, thereby preventing him from entering the country altogether.…

Renowned musician Ayodeji Balogun, more famously known as Wizkid, has recently set his sights on fellow artist David Adeleke, or as many call him, Davido, igniting yet another round of verbal sparring across social media platforms. There's been talk that Wizkid intended to drop the inaugural track from his eagerly awaited album, "Morayo," on the same day Davido teased his first single for the upcoming 2024 calendar. In a bold move, Wizkid took to his X account, unleashing a stinging critique against Davido. He described…

In Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, almost a thousand children live on the streets. Mostly aged 8 to 15 years, they are left to themselves for various reasons. Befa Centro, a Central African musician based in Chevilly-Larue in France,…

The famous bassist Richard Bona, a naturalized American for several years, takes a step further in his break with his country of origin, Cameroon. In a video broadcast on March 17 on social networks, we see him destroy his Cameroonian passport and express harsh…

Brazzaville is recognized as the cradle of rumba. But this city with more than 1.5 million souls also vibrated in the 80s and 90s to the rhythm of the souk of the legendary Cassava group whose main host, Jacob Desvarieux, bowed on Friday 30 July. Nightclubs, even though they were officially closed due to Covid-19, pay tribute to him.…

Guadeloupe guitarist Jacob Desvarieux, who died on Friday as a result of Covid-19, was one of the founders of the group Cassav ', a monument in the French Caribbean that achieved huge success in the 1980s by mixing local music to create a style, Zouk. At the age of 65, Jacob Desvarieux was hospitalized on July 12 after being…

The major Muslim festival Tabaski is a public holiday, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Senegal. The opportunity for singer YoussouN'Dour to release a new single: "Wanniko". In early May, the artist - also an adviser to the head of state - had announced a "small break" in his musical career to "reflect" and "follow the president on the issue of youth employment", but he has already returned, with this song…

Cameroonian singer Wes Madiko, better known as Wes, died on Friday, June 25, at the age of 57. He was best known for interpreting Alane, a single that sold more than 10 million copies. According to the Cameroonian press, who made Africa and Europe dance in the 1990s, died during surgery following a nosocomial infection on…

After Lagos, the "Great West African Cities" initiative in Wathi Square takes us to Abidjan, the economic and cultural capital of Côte d'Ivoire. We have launched a series on major West African cities, in order to show their diversity, their complexity, their beauty, but also the environmental, security and socio-economic threats that weigh on them.Along with population growth, one of the other major trends in the coming…

Homemade instruments from recycled materials, no electronics, but a unique track: such is the recipe from Kinois of Fulu Miziki ("music from the bins" in Lingala). Meeting in Toulouse at the Rio Loco festival with an interdisciplinary and crazy collective, determined to conquer the world.