TransAfrica Sounds is an independent magazine covering Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afro-house, Bongo Flava, Gqom and the wider sound of Africa. The editors want to hear from the people who listen to this music. Every message is read by the TransAfrica Sounds editors.
Email: contact@transafricaradio.net
How to Reach the Editors
To reach the editorial team, email contact@transafricaradio.net. There is no contact form, phone line or social media inbox for editorial messages. Anything sent to that address goes directly to the editors.
Include these details in your email:
- Your name and a way to reply to you
- A clear subject line, such as “Correction,” “Tip” or “Question”
- Specifics: the article title, the artist or release, and any dates that matter
Specific messages get handled faster.
Corrections
If something on TransAfrica Sounds is wrong, email the editors with “Correction” in the subject line. That could be a wrong release date, a misspelled name, an incorrect chart position, a misattributed producer credit, a mistranslated Yoruba, Zulu, Pidgin or Swahili line, or any other factual error.
What to include
A correction gets checked faster when it includes:
- The article title, or a clear description of the article
- The exact sentence, table row or detail that is wrong
- The correct information
- How you know it, such as an official release page, a label or artist statement, a chart publisher’s listing or a credits page
What happens next
The editors check every correction against primary sources. These include label and artist announcements, official chart publishers such as Billboard, the Official Charts Company and TurnTable, and award bodies’ published results.
- If the error is confirmed, the article is fixed and the change is made clear to readers.
- If the original detail holds up, the article stays as it is. When a reply is useful, the editors explain which source the article relies on.
- If sources conflict, for example two different release dates from a label and a streaming service, the editors follow the most authoritative source and may say in the article that the information differs.
Small fixes like a misspelling are usually made quickly. Disputed facts take longer because they need checking against more than one source.
Tips and Story Ideas
The editors want to hear about scenes, artists and moments in African music that deserve more attention. Send tips to contact@transafricaradio.net with “Tip” in the subject line. Good examples include a rising producer in Pretoria, a club night shaping the sound in Accra, a forgotten record from the 1970s, or a trend in Lagos or Nairobi that nobody has written about yet.
Say what you know and how you know it. If you have firsthand knowledge, say so. If you are passing on something you heard, say that too. The editors check tips independently before anything is published.
Do not send unreleased music, leaked files or anything you do not have the right to share. TransAfrica Sounds will not use it, publish it or point readers to it.
Artists, Labels and Publicists
Artists, managers, labels and PR teams can email news about releases, tours and projects. Short messages work best. Say who you are, what is coming out, when it comes out and why it matters. You can include streaming or press links in your email for the editors to review.
Every submission is read, but not every release can be covered. Sending a pitch does not guarantee coverage. The editors alone decide what gets covered.
Questions and Feedback
Questions about a published article, ideas for coverage and thoughts about the site are all welcome at contact@transafricaradio.net. So is criticism, because it helps make the coverage better.
No Guest Posts, Sponsored Articles or Link Requests
TransAfrica Sounds does not accept guest posts, sponsored articles or link requests. Emails offering any of these will not get a reply.
TransAfrica Sounds also does not take payment for editorial coverage. This applies to reviews, features, interviews, playlists and news stories. In practice:
- Nobody can buy a positive review, a feature or a place in an article
- No paid content is published disguised as editorial
- Offers of money, gifts or favours in exchange for coverage or links will not lead to coverage or links
Readers should be able to trust that everything on the site reflects the editors’ honest judgement.
What Happens After You Write
The editors read every message sent to contact@transafricaradio.net. They reply when a message needs an answer, for example a correction being followed up or a tip they want to know more about. TransAfrica Sounds is a small, independent publication, so not every message gets a personal reply. That does not mean yours went unread.
If your message is urgent, say so in the subject line.
Privacy
Your contact details are used only to read and reply to your message. If you send a tip and want to stay anonymous in anything that gets published, say so clearly in your email and that request will be respected.
For a correction, a tip or a question about African music coverage, write to contact@transafricaradio.net with a clear subject line.
