In 2025, Black Sherif, born Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong, has solidified his position as a leading figure in ...

Shubbak – meaning ‘window’ in Arabic – is the UK’s largest festival of contemporary Arab and South West Asian & North African (SWANA) artists’.

When we spoke with Salif Keita before the Pandemic, he told us, not for the first time, that he was ready to retire from recording and performing. Not long afterwards, he released what he said would ...