Category archives: Brands & Events

7 days ago

Joburg Event: Throwdown by AfriPOP! + Exclusive Mix by DJ Party Time (Dirty Paraffin)

Music acts who dare to break the mold are finally getting the recognition they deserve. Spoek Mathambo’s Father Creeper album released by Seattle based Sub-Pop Records and Sony Africa was a neon sign that the world is ready to hear what urban South Africa has to offer. It’s so rare to hear the electro-kwaito-can’t-box-it-it-so-awesome beats that are propelling the likes of Mathambo and Dirty Paraffin to global recognition. Well, it [...]

49 days ago

Johannesburg Event: The Flyover Show featuring Soweto Kinch, Eska, More...

UK Jazz/Hipop artist Soweto Kinch brings The Flyover Show to Johannesburg. The daylong music and arts festival is Kinch’s pet project that has taken place for five years in its unusual setting beneath a flyover in Birmingham. This year the show goes global with an additional stage in the southern hemisphere. The Flyover Show will make its South African debut on the historic Freedom Square – also known as the [...]

107 days ago

Joelle Kayembe Is The New Face of Trace

Joelle Kayembe has posed for GQ, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, FHM and Sports Illustrated amongst other renowned publications. You might also recognise her from Ludacris’ Pimpin All Over The World video. The Congolese-born, South African beauty will now be known as the face of Trace, the international media brand available in 160 countries. Joelle will appear in jingles on all TRACE channels worldwide (TRACE Urban, TRACE Sports, TRACE Africa and TRACE Tropical) [...]

154 days ago

Accra Event: M.anifest Live in Concert With Ebo Taylor and Efya

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A homecoming concert for one of Ghana’s hottest international rappers and music sensations after a wildly successful European Tour with the London Label Honest Jon’s. Details under the cut.

315 days ago

7 African Internet Sensations

Forget TV, forget radio. The internet is creating viral stars everyday. And some of them are African. We rounded up 7 cyber phenomena from the last year or so. Pop the hood to see who they are, and then tell us who or what else we should know of.

322 days ago

Shingai Shinowa Preps Her London-Brighton Bike Ride For Charity

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Watch Shingai Shinowa get ready for her 72-mile bicycle journey, learn about the charity she is riding for and see some exclusive behind-scenes-pictures with one of our very favourite AfriPOP! stars ever.

336 days ago

Vivienne Westwood Does Kenya

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Pictures of Vivienne Westwood on a fashion shoot in the heart of Nairobi slum Kibera emerged on Facebook last week. So of course we had to dig deeper to find out what the queen of punk was up to? Get the full story and some pictures from Dame Westwood’s trip under the hood.

346 days ago

5 Things You Should Know Right Now

New looks, new hooks, passions for fashion, and a chance to make your vote count for something in African music. These are 5 things you really should know about right now. Pop the hood!