Regina Carter, the jazz violinist and onetime MacArthur Fellow, stopped by NPR headquarters recently to perform and discuss material from her new album, Reverse Thread. The record marks a new ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...

It's a long way from Detroit to Africa, but Motor City native Regina Carter takes that journey on "Reverse Thread," her latest album. "I always wanted to do a quote-unquote world-music recording," the ...

In 1950, Hugh Tracey, a British-born ethnomusicologist, travelled to Kapkatet, Kenya, to record the native songs of the Kipsigis, a pastoral tribe based in the western highlands of the Rift Valley.

Violinist Zoe Aqua and the string band the Ebony Hillbillies will share a stage on Thursday at Gowanus club Littlefield. (New York Jewish Week) – Two folk music traditions that developed on opposite ...

BETHEL - Young singers from another continent in another hemisphere, where it will soon be summer instead of winter, had no trouble connecting with the teenagers Wednesday at Bethel High School The ...

The proliferation of smartphones and affordable, high-speed internet in Africa has facilitated the widespread consumption of music through digital mediums. African music spans diverse genres like ...

For nearly 2 decades, Flavour has dazzled listeners with his music that packs his rich Igbo roots and awe-inspiring showmanship. On his 8th album 'African Royalty,' Flavour celebrates his status as a ...

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