African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

Covering three continents and four centuries, Bloomington Early Music Festival 2025 is devoted to early music of Black Africans and their descendants. Only during the past few decades have many of ...

This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

The 68th Grammy Awards nominations have been revealed, with Afrobeats stars Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Tyla competing for ...

A South African musician's Maskandi cover of Phuzakhemisi's hit went viral, celebrating talent, cultural unity, and the power ...

Randy Weston’s relentless advocacy for African music and culture has defined his storied jazz career. This weekend, the renowned jazz pianist, who first set foot on the continent nearly 40 years ago, ...

DECATUR — Johns Hill Music Makers learn fast. In one class period Friday, choral director Heather Pistorius taught the sixth-grade choir a traditional South African folk song, “Lilizela,” complete ...

Joseph Kamaru, the performer who records under the name KMRU, admits that being a composer of ambient electronic music is not an obvious path to fame and fortune in his home country of Kenya. “It has ...

And Official Penuka Album Release Celebration & Launch Concert At the Renowned Cosmopolite Scene in Oslo, Norway on 11th October 2024. The acclaimed Mozambican, Norway-based saxophonist and composer ...

Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr, Wizkid, and Omah Lay lead Africa's charge as the Recording Academy unveils the 2026 Grammy ...