The seductive sounds of Amapiano, the South African phenomenon that has swept the music scene, have met the essence of Bongo music to create a hybrid that is winning fans. In this genre-defying ...

Bongo Joe was a figure whose backstory is shrouded in mystery and a considerable amount of mythology. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Institute of Texan Cultures To hear Bongo Joe’s music visit our Mixcloud ...

Kenyans love Bongo Flava. Our airwaves, TV music shows, local shops and even promotional roadshows play a good amount of Bongo music. And what’s not to love about these Tanzanian songs? The beats are ...

Cape Town - One of South Africa’s most prominent music producers and DJs right now is 27-year-old Yuvir Pillay, who we all know as Sketchy Bongo. I meet Sketchy (not wearing his iconic ski mask this ...

When a fresh-faced gap-toothed 18-year-old singer from Kinshasa called Kanda Bongo (later known as Kanda Bongo Man) arrived in France in 1979, there were few opportunities for musicians from Africa.

Let's take a moment to reflect on how it's even possible that Bongo Maffin are still around. The group was born in the mid-90s at the height of the "we're free" moment - a time when a slew of groups ...

But having said that, I’ve been a huge fan of producer Vincent Kenis’s other work with Congolese bands such as Konono No1 and Kasai Allstars, so I’m not averse to noisy, somewhat dissonant music ...

Dar es Salaam. While Kenya’s music industry continues to evolve in its own right, Bongo Flava has steadily maintained a strong foothold in the market—an influence that in 2025 remained firmly visible ...

Tanzanian juggernaut Harmonize is gearing up for global domination. Having rubbed shoulders with huge West African stars such as Nigeria’s Burna Boy (a former NME cover star) and Mr Eazi, the ...

He played on "Earth Angel" and with legends including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson. By Mike Barnes Preston Epps, a percussionist whose 1959 instrumental hit “Bongo Rock” ...