“No matter your race, color, the country you call home, we can all trace our origins clearly to Africa. Just as clear it’s the birthplace of modern music. It’s where the bones of today’s musical ...

It was telling of Omelika Kuumba’s spirit that on her birthday, her first after losing both parents within eight months of one another, she would give a concert in their honor. Near the end of her ...

Kalabanté Productions will bring its internationally acclaimed production to Oklahoma City Community College on January 13, 2026. The performance begins at 7:30pm with tickets starting at $40. Founded ...

The Coca-Cola Rhythm Unplugged festival captivated audiences on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in Lagos with its spectacular celebration of Africa’s unbounded musical brilliance. The prestigious indoor ...

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 ...

A tradition born in West Africa survived slavery, adapted through generations, and now drives HBCU drumlines where rhythm remains a powerful form of storytelling. John Fetterman reacts to Elon Musk ...

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 ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...

“Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It takes us into ourselves; it takes us out of ourselves.” —Edward Hirsh Rhythm. It is ...

*The Golden Globes weren’t the only awards show that went down on Sunday. The 9th All Africa Music Awards wrapped up Sunday night in Lagos with Nigerian artists taking home major honors. Burna Boy, ...