Alikiba’s Big Bet: Turning Kiswahili Into a Music Market
Alikiba, OkayAfrica’s July Artist of the Month, is turning hit song “Finale” into a bet that Kiswahili can unite East...
July 12, 2026Section
Entertainment
Entertainment News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Argentina’s Great Food Fair Turns 20 in a Slumping Home Market
Argentina's Caminos y Sabores food fair opens Thursday in a new venue, with entry near thirteen dollars and provinces chasing...
July 9, 2026
African Filmmakers Take Centre Stage at Locarno 2026
Locarno's Open Doors picks six African filmmakers' projects from ten countries for 2026, running 5-10 August, competing for a CHF...
July 9, 2026
Ethiopia’s ‘Sunday Morning’ Wins at Annecy, Draws Disney
Ethiopian animation lands a breakthrough: Addis Ababa short Sunday Morning won two awards at Annecy's MIFA and drew a Disney...
July 8, 2026
Brazil’s Best Food Contest Isn’t in Restaurants. It’s in Bars
More than 1,100 bars joined Comida di Buteco in 2026, Brazil's nationwide bar food contest. Here is how newcomers can...
July 8, 2026
Burna Boy Passes Tyla With 46.84M Spotify Listeners
Burna Boy is Africa's most-streamed artist on Spotify with 46.84 million monthly listeners, ahead of Tyla's 46.58 million, lifted by...
July 8, 2026
São Paulo’s Anime Friends Closes Its Biggest Edition Ever at 230,000
Anime Friends closed a record edition in São Paulo, drawing two hundred thirty thousand fans and an estimated seventy-four million...
July 7, 2026
Festival de Inverno Rio Brings Ten Nights of Brazilian Music to the Bay
The ninth edition runs July 24-26 and July 31-August 2, 2026, with more than thirty acts across rock, MPB, funk,...
July 7, 2026
Brooklyn’s African Arts Festival Marks 55 Years
The International African Arts Festival marks its 55th year on July 3-5, 2026 at Brooklyn's Lincoln Terrace Park with music,...
July 5, 2026