A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...

One thing that is constant about life is there is always going to be change. Whether it's something that is forced upon people which causes them to adjust and adapt, or people are in seek of a ...

Here are the 25 best rock songs of the last 25 years. While 2000 did not mark the turn of the century, nor the millennium (those counts start at 2001), it did signal a new era. The first decade ...

“It’s not lost on us that the two longest Hot 100 No. 1’s of all time are ‘Old Town Road’ [by Lil Nas X] and ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy),’ two songs that really expertly mix elements of R ...

This year’s festival features an array of musical styles, ranging from Afrobeat and traditional African rhythms to Taarab and fusion. In a press briefing, Simai Said Mohamed, Chairman of the Sauti za ...

Unguja. The political landscape in Zanzibar is shaping into one of anticipation as the island nation gears up for the October 2025 General Election. The Opposition ACT-Wazalendo national Chairman and ...

While, naturally, the U.S.-centered Billboard Hot 100 chart mostly contains songs recorded in English, occasionally an international hit will become an inescapable global sensation, dominating the ...

DCMA has long been dedicated to preserving and promoting Zanzibar’s unique coastal music traditions, including taarab, kidumbaki, and various local dance forms. Halda Alkanaan, Director of DCMA, ...

This undated photo shows Zhou Shi (2nd L, front), a member of the Chinese medical team, posing for a photo with Tuma Saidi Hamadi (2nd R, front) in Zanzibar, Tanzania. (Chinese medical team/Handout ...

Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign up for The Amplifier, a twice-weekly guide to new and old songs. Marshall Allen featuring Ne ...