Daara J is Senegal's most successful Rap Group. Their music blends western hiphop with traditional African and mbalax rhythms to...

Mahmoud Fadl is a Nubian master drummer who, after being forced to leave his homeland, has firmly landed on the...

Hossam Ramzy's musical career began at a very young age. He has become known for the new sounds he creates...

Veteran performer Mahmoud Ahmed began his career in the early 1960s. He is today one of the most beloved singers...

The Rough Guide to the Music of Egypt (2003) Cairo is the centre of the Arabic music and film industries...

Papa Wemba is a legend in the African music industry. He has been a staple on the African music scene...

Koffi Olomide is an internationally loved soukous singer, producer and composer. The artist popularized the slower style of soukous, which...

Soukous Stars came together in 1990 and have been described as ?the most interesting and authentic Congolese touring act based...

Ethiopiques is a series of CDs featuring Ethiopian and Eritrean musicians that dates back to 1997 with the total now...

Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous (2001) Congolese music - rumba or soukous - has been at the core of African...