The second edition of Salon International de la Musique d’Afrique (SIMA) launched in Cotonou on Thursday, November 13. This year's event in Benin marks a return three years after the inaugural edition ...
Feb. 2 (UPI) --Angelique Kidjo, the energetic singer-songwriter and activist from the Republic of Benin, represents a rare African phenomenon. In many respects, she belongs to the illustrious musical ...
Funmilola Sanya takes you inside SIMA 2025 in Cotonou, capturing Francophone Africa’s music ecosystem and global industry ...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of ...
The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...