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Eyes on 2021: The Education Minister Who Is Also Schooling Through Music
A Harvard graduate and MIT PhD, David Moinina Sengeh is now the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Sierra Leone. Having grown up with victims of his country’s decade-long civil war,...
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Eyes on 2021: The Singer Who Is Drawing on her Congolese and Belgian Identities
At 22, Imelda Gabs is finding her voice as a singer-songwriter and producer, drawing on her dual Congolese and Belgian heritage. A songwriter since she was a child, and a performer since she was a...
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Eyes on 2021: The Nigerian Migrant Who Is Becoming a Musical Sensation in Italy
Chris Obehi was just 17 when he ran away from Boko Haram and left Edo State in Nigeria. He wasn’t just another West African migrant willing to risk his life to cross the Atlantic, in search of a better...
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This New Music Will Help You Survive Quarantine
The pandemic has proven a great opportunity for musicians to challenge themselves outside of performing on stage. At a time when many have been hyping on the newfound studio inspiration that comes with...
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What Is This African Art Project at the Grand Palais in Paris?
The pandemic caused the Africa2020 Season, which was scheduled to showcase cultural projects all over France, to be postponed, but the Season did kick off in December 2020, and the plan is that it will...
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A Star Is Born
A day ahead of our interview with author Jenny Cathcart, we are publishing an excerpt from her book Notes from Africa: A Musical Journey with Youssou N’Dour. NotesfromAfrica_FCNotes from Africa, by...
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Why This Book Tells a Singular History of African Music
When Jenny Cathcart travelled to Senegal in 1984 as a member of the BBC TV film crew that produced The Africans, she met with the rising star Youssou N’Dour. It was a fateful meeting which led to her...
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The Kenyan Musician Playing an Instrument Forbidden to Women
Next up in our Limitless series on women succeeding in male-dominated industries, Labdi Ommes is a pioneer in the world of traditional music. She explains why women are her staunchest fans. Labdi Ommes...
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The French Togolese Singer Who Builds on Jazz, Soul and African Percussion
Our newest Limitless profile is on the Togolese French singer Laura Prince, whose début album Peace of Mine is a transcultural blend of jazz, soul and African music. She is pushing for new...
View ArticleWhy These Songs From Mali Are Just Right For Our Pandemic Times
The Malian singer Rokia Koné is known as the Rose of Bamako. In a country known for world class instrumentation and great female vocalists, mainly through recordings and performances from luminaries...
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