{"id":1709,"date":"2026-10-28T10:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreondu.world\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:12:47","slug":"la-nueva-escena-de-la-musica-africana-del-talento-local-a-las-audiencias-globales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreondu.world\/en\/la-nueva-escena-de-la-musica-africana-del-talento-local-a-las-audiencias-globales\/","title":{"rendered":"The new African music scene: from local talent to global audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The growth of streaming, the expansion of digital platforms and the international reach of genres such as Afrobeats are transforming the African music industry. In 2025, revenue from recorded music in sub-Saharan Africa rose by 15.2 %, according to the IFPI, against a backdrop of growing connections between artists, markets and audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">African music has been expanding its presence on the international scene for years. Genres such as Afrobeats, Amapiano and Afrohouse have found new audiences, whilst artists from different countries are collaborating with figures from the global music industry and taking part in international festivals and events. This growth is not merely a cultural trend: it also reflects a transformation in the way music is produced, distributed and consumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Global Music Report 2026<\/em>, published by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), confirms this trend. According to its figures, revenue from recorded music in sub-Saharan Africa grew by 15.2 per cent in Q3 2025, reaching $120 million. This was one of the largest regional increases recorded that year, in a global market that grew by 6.4 %.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although South Africa continues to account for the lion\u2019s share of revenue in the region \u2013 78.1 % of the total \u2013 this growth reflects the dynamism of a sector in which digital platforms are opening up new avenues of access to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a><strong>Streaming is a game-changer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rise of streaming has profoundly changed the relationship between artists and listeners. Digital platforms enable a song to reach audiences in different countries without relying solely on physical distribution or traditional promotional channels. For many musicians, this presents an opportunity to build international communities and connect with audiences that were previously difficult to reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Globally, revenue from paid streaming subscriptions grew by 8.8 % in 2025 and accounted for 52.4 % of global recorded music revenue, according to the IFPI. The report puts the number of paid subscription account users at 837 million, a figure that illustrates the scale of this shift in consumer habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Africa, this transformation is taking place against a backdrop of significant differences between markets. Connectivity, the cost of mobile data, payment systems and access to digital services continue to shape the expansion of these platforms. Furthermore, growth in streaming figures does not automatically translate into sufficient income for all artists, particularly those who work independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this reason, the industry\u2019s development requires more than just international visibility: it also needs management structures, rights protection, investment and remuneration models that enable creators to benefit from the reach of their music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a><strong>A sound identity that travels the world<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international success of African music is also linked to its ability to engage with other music scenes without losing sight of its cultural roots. Nigerian Afrobeats, South African amapiano and the various strands of Angolan urban music demonstrate how local sounds can be transformed through collaborations, new productions and online communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media plays a key role in this process. Short videos, dance challenges and the circulation of music clips can turn a song into an international phenomenon and generate interest in artists who are not part of traditional promotional channels. At the same time, collaborations between musicians from different countries help to broaden cultural exchanges and build new audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This movement is also sparking a conversation about the representation and recognition of African creators within the global industry. The growing popularity of their music highlights the need to ensure that local artists and professionals play a more direct part in the financial benefits of this expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">African music is neither a homogeneous phenomenon nor a single commercial trend. It is a collection of diverse scenes, each with its own history, language and traditions, which are finding new ways to connect with one another. Its growth demonstrates that internationalisation does not necessarily mean a loss of identity: it can also be an opportunity for more voices to be heard and for the continent\u2019s creative industries to consolidate their presence on the global stage.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The growth of streaming, the expansion of digital platforms and the international reach of genres such as Afrobeats are transforming the African music industry. In 2025, revenue from recorded music in sub-Saharan Africa rose by 15.2 %, according to the IFPI, against a backdrop of growing connections between artists, markets and audiences. African music has been expanding its presence on the international scene for years. Genres such as Afrobeats, Amapiano and Afrohouse have found new audiences, whilst artists from different countries are collaborating with figures from the global industry and taking part in international festivals and events. This growth is not merely a cultural trend: it also reflects a transformation in the way music is produced, distributed and consumed. The Global Music Report 2026, published by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), confirms this trend. According to its data, revenue from recorded music in sub-Saharan Africa grew by 15.2 % in 2025, reaching $120 million. This was one of the largest regional increases recorded that year, in a global market that grew by 6.4 %. Although South Africa continues to account for the lion\u2019s share of the region\u2019s revenue \u2013 78.1 per cent of the total \u2013 this growth reflects the dynamism of a sector in which digital platforms are opening up new avenues of access to music. Streaming is a game-changer The expansion of streaming has profoundly changed the relationship between artists and listeners. Digital platforms enable a song to reach audiences in different countries without relying exclusively on physical distribution or traditional promotional channels. For many musicians, this presents an opportunity to build international communities and connect with audiences that were previously difficult to reach. Globally, revenue from paid streaming subscriptions grew by 8.8 % in 2025 and accounted for 52.4 % of global recorded music revenue, according to the IFPI. The report records 837 million paid subscription account users, a figure that illustrates the scale of this shift in consumption habits. In Africa, this transformation is accompanied by significant differences between markets. Connectivity, the cost of mobile data, payment systems and access to digital services continue to constrain the expansion of platforms. Furthermore, growth in streams does not automatically translate into sufficient revenue for all artists, particularly those working independently. Consequently, the industry\u2019s development requires more than just international visibility: it also needs management structures, rights protection, investment and remuneration models that enable creators to benefit from the reach of their music. A musical identity that travels the world The international success of African music is also linked to its ability to engage with other scenes without losing its cultural roots. Nigerian Afrobeats, South African amapiano and the various strands of Angolan urban music demonstrate how local sounds can be transformed through collaborations, new productions and digital communities. Social media plays a key role in this process. Short videos, dance challenges and the circulation of music snippets can turn a song into an international phenomenon and generate interest in artists who are not part of traditional promotional circuits. At the same time, collaborations between musicians from different countries help to broaden cultural exchanges and build new audiences. This movement is also fuelling a conversation about the representation and recognition of African creators within the global industry. The growing popularity of their sounds highlights the need to ensure that local artists and professionals share more directly in the economic benefits of this expansion. African music is neither a homogeneous phenomenon nor a single commercial trend. It is a collection of diverse scenes, each with its own histories, languages and traditions, which are finding new ways to connect. Its growth demonstrates that internationalisation does not necessarily entail a loss of identity: it can also be an opportunity for more voices to be heard and for the continent\u2019s creative industries to consolidate their presence on the global stage.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-its-happening","category-we-du"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>La nueva escena de la m\u00fasica africana: del talento local a las audiencias globales - Coreon Du<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coreondu.world\/en\/la-nueva-escena-de-la-musica-africana-del-talento-local-a-las-audiencias-globales\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"La nueva escena de la m\u00fasica africana: del talento local a las audiencias globales - Coreon Du\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"El crecimiento del streaming, la expansi\u00f3n de las plataformas digitales y la proyecci\u00f3n internacional de g\u00e9neros como el afrobeats est\u00e1n transformando la industria musical africana. En 2025, los ingresos de la m\u00fasica grabada en \u00c1frica subsahariana aumentaron un 15,2 %, seg\u00fan IFPI, en un contexto de creciente conexi\u00f3n entre artistas, mercados y audiencias. La m\u00fasica africana lleva a\u00f1os ampliando su presencia en los circuitos internacionales. G\u00e9neros como el afrobeats, el amapiano y el afrohouse han encontrado nuevos p\u00fablicos, mientras artistas de distintos pa\u00edses colaboran con figuras de la industria global y participan en festivales y eventos internacionales. Este crecimiento no responde \u00fanicamente a una tendencia cultural: tambi\u00e9n refleja una transformaci\u00f3n en la manera de producir, distribuir y consumir m\u00fasica. El Global Music Report 2026, publicado por la Federaci\u00f3n Internacional de la Industria Fonogr\u00e1fica (IFPI), confirma esta evoluci\u00f3n. Seg\u00fan sus datos, los ingresos de la m\u00fasica grabada en \u00c1frica subsahariana crecieron un 15,2 % en 2025, hasta alcanzar los 120 millones de d\u00f3lares. Se trata de uno de los mayores incrementos regionales registrados ese a\u00f1o, en un mercado global que creci\u00f3 un 6,4 %. Aunque Sud\u00e1frica contin\u00faa concentrando la mayor parte de los ingresos de la regi\u00f3n -el 78,1 % del total-, el crecimiento refleja el dinamismo de un sector en el que las plataformas digitales est\u00e1n abriendo nuevas v\u00edas de acceso a la m\u00fasica. El streaming cambia las reglas del juego La expansi\u00f3n del streaming ha modificado profundamente la relaci\u00f3n entre artistas y oyentes. Las plataformas digitales permiten que una canci\u00f3n llegue a p\u00fablicos de distintos pa\u00edses sin depender exclusivamente de la distribuci\u00f3n f\u00edsica o de los canales tradicionales de promoci\u00f3n. Para muchos m\u00fasicos, esto supone una oportunidad para construir comunidades internacionales y conectar con audiencias que antes resultaban dif\u00edciles de alcanzar. A escala mundial, los ingresos procedentes de las suscripciones de pago al streaming crecieron un 8,8 % en 2025 y representaron el 52,4 % de los ingresos globales de la m\u00fasica grabada, seg\u00fan IFPI. El informe contabiliza 837 millones de usuarios de cuentas de suscripci\u00f3n de pago, una cifra que ilustra la dimensi\u00f3n de este cambio en los h\u00e1bitos de consumo. En \u00c1frica, esta transformaci\u00f3n convive con importantes diferencias entre mercados. La conectividad, el coste de los datos m\u00f3viles, los sistemas de pago y el acceso a servicios digitales siguen condicionando la expansi\u00f3n de las plataformas. Adem\u00e1s, el crecimiento de las reproducciones no se traduce autom\u00e1ticamente en ingresos suficientes para todos los artistas, especialmente aquellos que trabajan de manera independiente. Por ello, el desarrollo de la industria requiere algo m\u00e1s que visibilidad internacional: tambi\u00e9n necesita estructuras de gesti\u00f3n, protecci\u00f3n de derechos, inversi\u00f3n y modelos de remuneraci\u00f3n que permitan a los creadores beneficiarse del alcance de su m\u00fasica. Una identidad sonora que viaja por el mundo El \u00e9xito internacional de la m\u00fasica africana tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 relacionado con su capacidad para dialogar con otras escenas sin perder sus referencias culturales. El afrobeats nigeriano, el amapiano sudafricano o las distintas corrientes de m\u00fasica urbana angole\u00f1a muestran c\u00f3mo los sonidos locales pueden transformarse a trav\u00e9s de colaboraciones, nuevas producciones y comunidades digitales. Las redes sociales desempe\u00f1an un papel fundamental en este proceso. Los v\u00eddeos cortos, los retos de baile y la circulaci\u00f3n de fragmentos musicales pueden convertir una canci\u00f3n en un fen\u00f3meno internacional y generar inter\u00e9s por artistas que no forman parte de los circuitos tradicionales de promoci\u00f3n. Al mismo tiempo, las colaboraciones entre m\u00fasicos de diferentes pa\u00edses contribuyen a ampliar los intercambios culturales y a crear nuevas audiencias. Este movimiento tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 impulsando una conversaci\u00f3n sobre la representaci\u00f3n y el reconocimiento de los creadores africanos dentro de la industria global. La creciente popularidad de sus sonidos plantea la necesidad de garantizar que los artistas y profesionales locales participen de manera m\u00e1s directa en los beneficios econ\u00f3micos de su expansi\u00f3n. La m\u00fasica africana no es un fen\u00f3meno homog\u00e9neo ni una \u00fanica tendencia comercial. 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Seg\u00fan sus datos, los ingresos de la m\u00fasica grabada en \u00c1frica subsahariana crecieron un 15,2 % en 2025, hasta alcanzar los 120 millones de d\u00f3lares. Se trata de uno de los mayores incrementos regionales registrados ese a\u00f1o, en un mercado global que creci\u00f3 un 6,4 %. Aunque Sud\u00e1frica contin\u00faa concentrando la mayor parte de los ingresos de la regi\u00f3n -el 78,1 % del total-, el crecimiento refleja el dinamismo de un sector en el que las plataformas digitales est\u00e1n abriendo nuevas v\u00edas de acceso a la m\u00fasica. El streaming cambia las reglas del juego La expansi\u00f3n del streaming ha modificado profundamente la relaci\u00f3n entre artistas y oyentes. Las plataformas digitales permiten que una canci\u00f3n llegue a p\u00fablicos de distintos pa\u00edses sin depender exclusivamente de la distribuci\u00f3n f\u00edsica o de los canales tradicionales de promoci\u00f3n. Para muchos m\u00fasicos, esto supone una oportunidad para construir comunidades internacionales y conectar con audiencias que antes resultaban dif\u00edciles de alcanzar. A escala mundial, los ingresos procedentes de las suscripciones de pago al streaming crecieron un 8,8 % en 2025 y representaron el 52,4 % de los ingresos globales de la m\u00fasica grabada, seg\u00fan IFPI. El informe contabiliza 837 millones de usuarios de cuentas de suscripci\u00f3n de pago, una cifra que ilustra la dimensi\u00f3n de este cambio en los h\u00e1bitos de consumo. En \u00c1frica, esta transformaci\u00f3n convive con importantes diferencias entre mercados. La conectividad, el coste de los datos m\u00f3viles, los sistemas de pago y el acceso a servicios digitales siguen condicionando la expansi\u00f3n de las plataformas. Adem\u00e1s, el crecimiento de las reproducciones no se traduce autom\u00e1ticamente en ingresos suficientes para todos los artistas, especialmente aquellos que trabajan de manera independiente. Por ello, el desarrollo de la industria requiere algo m\u00e1s que visibilidad internacional: tambi\u00e9n necesita estructuras de gesti\u00f3n, protecci\u00f3n de derechos, inversi\u00f3n y modelos de remuneraci\u00f3n que permitan a los creadores beneficiarse del alcance de su m\u00fasica. Una identidad sonora que viaja por el mundo El \u00e9xito internacional de la m\u00fasica africana tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 relacionado con su capacidad para dialogar con otras escenas sin perder sus referencias culturales. El afrobeats nigeriano, el amapiano sudafricano o las distintas corrientes de m\u00fasica urbana angole\u00f1a muestran c\u00f3mo los sonidos locales pueden transformarse a trav\u00e9s de colaboraciones, nuevas producciones y comunidades digitales. Las redes sociales desempe\u00f1an un papel fundamental en este proceso. Los v\u00eddeos cortos, los retos de baile y la circulaci\u00f3n de fragmentos musicales pueden convertir una canci\u00f3n en un fen\u00f3meno internacional y generar inter\u00e9s por artistas que no forman parte de los circuitos tradicionales de promoci\u00f3n. Al mismo tiempo, las colaboraciones entre m\u00fasicos de diferentes pa\u00edses contribuyen a ampliar los intercambios culturales y a crear nuevas audiencias. Este movimiento tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 impulsando una conversaci\u00f3n sobre la representaci\u00f3n y el reconocimiento de los creadores africanos dentro de la industria global. La creciente popularidad de sus sonidos plantea la necesidad de garantizar que los artistas y profesionales locales participen de manera m\u00e1s directa en los beneficios econ\u00f3micos de su expansi\u00f3n. La m\u00fasica africana no es un fen\u00f3meno homog\u00e9neo ni una \u00fanica tendencia comercial. 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