Damilola Akinwunmi witnessed a full circle moment last December as his company, Dapper Live, broke the Guinness World Record ...

In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of global folk traditions, women have long turned to music as a subtle yet potent form of resistance. Denied access to formal platforms of power political ...

The 1965 album recorded in Cuba, entitled Las Maravillas de Mali, is a gem of its time, a showcase for Maïga’s early ...

Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay has criticised the popularised use of the term “Afrobeats,” describing it as a convenient ...

We Black Folk challenges the public’s often white-washed idea of folk music and welcomes artists of color into the folk ...

In the running alongside nine other candidates from the African continent, OPA's fusion of afrobeats, soul, jazz and ...

South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo will return to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts in Storrs. Known as “South ...

Ephraim Amu is widely acclaimed as Ghana’s greatest proponent of the religious choral music (singing band) and nationalistic anthems. He was born in Peki in the Volta Region in 1899 and is considered ...

The annual Congo Square Rhythms Festival is returning this year, bringing some of the African cultural traditions practiced ...

To celebrate Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison has been bringing you a weekly series on the music of the African Diaspora. For the last installment of the series, Morrison ...

Across generations, across borders, and across genres, African women have not only contributed to the continent’s sound, they have defined it.From the golden era of Afro-jazz and soul to the current ...

Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, ...