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Blogs are a major avenue for African people to consume music. With music streaming on a growth trajectory, such blogs have become even more influential and handy. These blogs either embed music for streaming or upload tracks for downloads.

In compiling this list, we considered relevance, scope, traffic and influence.

1. Pan African Music

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With a heavy focus on features and album reviews, Pan African Music publishes in both French and English.

2. Unorthodox Reviews

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Unorthodox Reviews carries amazing features and interviews.

3. SlikourOnLife

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Based in South Africa, SlikourOnLife is an urban and hip hop blog. They also have an active YouTube channel full of insightful interviews.

4. Tooxclusive

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Tooexclusive is a major music blog in Nigeria and covers a wide range of genres.

5. Zambianmusicblog

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Zambianmusicblog, as suggested by its name, is based from Zambia although it has a pan-African approach.

6. NotJustOk

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Notjustok features new music. It also allows users to upload content for free downloads.

7. Afropop.org

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As its name suggests, Afropop.org shares music with that Afropop sound.

8. MusicInAfrica

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MusicInAfrica was created as a partnership with the Goethe Institut and is a very resourceful platform. They also have a section that holds profiles of industry stakeholders and professionals.

9. SA Music Blog

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SA Hip Hop Mag features music, videos, news and also allow users to download South African hip hop records.

10. Likembe

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Likembe is predominantly concerned with ‘world music’ by African musicians.

11. Texx and the City

Texx and the City‘s articles paint a glossy picture of the South African music scene.

12. Harmattan Rain

According to their website, Harmattan Rain is a music and arts curating platform for emerging and alternative music by Africans.

13. Fakaza

The Fakaza blog is updated regularly with new music and news.


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8 responses to “Top African Music Blogs to Check out”

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  4. Thanks for this website compilation,it’s really helpful

    1. You are welcome and thanks too.

  5. Thanks for the informative post

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