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The innovative Accra musician and DJ was an “inimitable producer, disc jockey, and mobile party-starter,” his label Awesome Tapes From Africa said

Katapila, a Ghanaian DJ and Awesome Tapes From Africa alum, has died on Sunday, January 21, after battling a brief illness.

Katapila, a Ghanaian DJ and Awesome Tapes From Africa alum, has died on Sunday, January 21, after battling a brief illness.

A free show at Millennium Stage, Anjimile at DC9, local musician Mergia at Union Stage, Christmas with the Tudors, and Lydia Loveless.

The cassette tape is the audio equivalent of the AK-47: cheap and easy to mass manufacture; highly usable with the minimum of skills and experience; and a symbol and tool of revolutions. Marc Masters doesn’t use that metaphor in his excellent and truly exciting book on cassette tapes, but he doesn’t have to. He outlines the story of how the cassette came to be the dominant recording medium on a global scale during the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, and by doing so shows how essential ca...

Peter One's new album, 'Come Back to Me'—his first in 30 years— is a journey from start to finish, a journey home.

Teno Afrika, aka Lutendo Raduvha, is one of South Africa’s fastest‑rising electronic music stars. 

WMI celebrates its 37th year in NYC with 18 performances featuring artists from over 20 countries, including Botswana, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Korea, Mali, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela, and Wales.

The humble cassette is making a comeback, and is now a crucial part of the musical landscape in many different parts of the world

Due to high demand, they've added a second date for Ata Kak’s US tour at Market Hotel on April 1, 2022, presented by Pioneer Works.