Lagos — He represents different things to different people in the same way as everything about him; his lifestyle, dress sense, his music, affected not just his followers but the majority of youths on ...

The crowd at the Awilo Longomba live show in Kampala was mostly made of the men and woman who father these slay kings and Queens that we always see at these social events. It was held yesterday as old ...

Nigeria’s comedy sensation, MC Awilo, lit up the stage with his signature humour and energy, delivering a spectacular performance at the “King of Street Joke” event, reigniting the nation’s laughter ...

The organizers of the Sand Music Festival- Impact Events- have unveiled Congolese music legend Awilo Longombaas one of this year's festival international headliners. The festival returns this year ...

The superstar opened up to us exclusively on what he was doing to encourage young musicians in his country, saying “I recently floated a record label to provide a platform for them to showcase their ...

This promises to be an exciting weekend of live music with two major music festivals, a gospel event and the other a secular show, taking place in Nairobi, headlined by some of Africa’s top artistes ...

Popular Benin based stand-Up comedian, Jerry Ochonogor, fondly known as MC AWILO, is set to unleash the second edition of his ‘Comedy Travel’ in the ancient city of Benin (now modern City) on Easter ...

The countdown is on! Come 6th September, Silver Stadium will not just host a concert — it will host history, as Malawi braces for Tay Grin’s biggest show yet, featuring Africa’s musical heavyweights ...

Congolese legendary musician Awilo Longomba headlined the Party After Party New Year celebrations held at the Cricket Oval in Kampala, marking the venue’s debut as a host for New Year festivities. The ...

Congolese musician Awilo Longomba is famous for his Soukous songs and calls his particular style of music 'technosoukous'. One of his most well known hits from 2001 is Coupe Bibamba. Awilo told the ...

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The Congolese megastar reminisces over the sunglasses he wore when he met Nelson Mandela This Is Africa ...