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Zawadi Yamungu - Ngimuhle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLeQ_T5JFJU
"The song is an affirmation to women of all shapes and sizes."
Her stage name (Zawadi Yamungu) is a Swahili name meaning Gift from God. She plays the Zulu uMakhweyana or Ugubhu bows.
Vuyo Viwe / in rehearsal (Ndalo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6vOsXOBXlE
More music: https://soundcloud.com/vuyoviwe
nour - Halawet El Bedayat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5P8GFUdEe8
“Egypt’s indie pop princess”
RIP “le Maestro” Boncana Maïga
RIP "le Maestro" Boncana Maïga - (1949 - 2026) - From Las Maravillas to Africando, the Malian composer / arranger was the AfroCuban Maestro.
African Music Forum (amf.didiermary.fr)
A great African music master is gone. Boncana Maïga, nicknamed “le Maestro,” passed away on February 28, 2026, in a clinic in Bamako. Composer, arranger, musical director, producer, multi-instrumentalist (mainly flute and saxophone), he co-founded “Las Maravillas de Mali,” in the 60s after travelling to Cuba, where he was sent [...]
