Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ciza always knew his time to rule would come. His father Thembinkosi “TK” Nciza co-founded TS Records in 2001 with Sbusiso Leope, ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era ...

With a vocal dynamism that straddles house, jazz, R&B and folk, she deserves a high profile for 'Entropy,' her new EP with ...

This invigorating compilation of African dance music from the 1980s and ’90s is a nostalgic snapshot of the Ugandan DJ’s youth—and a celebration of the selector’s ability to connect disparate sounds.

I have the pleasure of living in the big, busy, diverse, and very diasporic city of Atlanta, where the summertime lituations are about to get very real. There are a ton of great DJs in town spinning ...

* Miami is the latest city to be added to the nationwide DanceAfrica festival network and join the likes of New York, Washington, DC, and Chicago. As the country’s most renowned festival celebrating ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

In a joyful expression of West African culture through dance, music and storytelling, the youth and professional dance companies from Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase the ...

And his mother Nhlanhla Mafu served as the lead vocalist for the Afropop group Mafikizolo, whose 2013 international hit "Khona," featuring fellow South African kwaito group Uhuru, won record of the ...