Today marks what would have been the 51st birthday of the legendary Brenda Fassie who was born today in 1964. Fassie who had been in the music industry for over two decades at the time of her passing, was one of South Africa's most popular...
We are proud to announce that Africori founder and CEO, Yoel Kenan has been elected to join the Merlin Board, as the only African representative. Elections were held on the 9th of October 2015, where 42% of the board members voted which is the highest voter turn...
We’re extremely proud to announce the signing of Ugandan legend, Philly Lutaaya. Born in Uganda on the 19th October 1951, this highly respected musician was the first prominent Ugandan to open up about contracting HIV/AIDS. Philly became popular in Uganda in the 1960s and developed...
The first annual South Africa Meets Africa (SMA) concert will be taking place on Saturday 24th October 2015 at the Expo Centre, Nasrec in Johannesburg. The concert will be in honour of Nigeria's independence day and will emphasis the importance of celebrating African unity. Proudly...
The 12th annual Afrovibes festival will be taking place from the 7-17th of October 2015 in Amsterdam. The festival showcases some of the greatest talents in the various arts forms from South Africa all the way to the Netherlands and everywhere in between. Every year,...
The fourth annual Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference will be taking place from the 30th September - 1st October 2015 in Cape Town. The conference is the brain child of Black Mango and Seed Experiences, who aim to endorse knowledge transfer , training and unity...
The 5th annual Music Exchange conference is taking place from the 25-26th September 2015. The conference operates with the aim of assisting in the growth of local talent and showcasing the different facets that the music industry has to offer. The programme will have formal...
The Global Goals initiative is one that aims to get the United Nation's Sustainable Goals Development Goals (SDGs) to everyone by the year 2030. The goals represent an action plan that will span the next fifteen years with the aim to end extreme poverty, fight...
The 6th annual Future Music Forum (FMF) will be taking place from the 16th- 18th September 2015 in Barcelona. The international conference is held with the aim of bringing together everyone who is involved in the digital music industry. During the three day conference, digital...
Africori CEO and founder, Yoel Kenan is part of a proposed panel that will be part of the South By South West Music conference (SXSW). The panel will also host Phiona Okumu from Afripopmag and Virginie Berger from DTBH. If successful, the panel will be discussing...