This is one of my favorite South African songs of all time. I have never been able to define what jazz is, so this may not even be “jazz,” but here we are. What this is, is Malombo music.

Nigeria's global star Burna Boy (center) is nominated in Grammy's new category "best African music performance." Nominees are from Nigeria, South Africa and Benin.

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever ...