Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West Africa — for a generation.

Which African Jazz Artist Most Merits A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award? article by Ian Patterson, published on February 13, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more The Big Question articles ...

Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for him to come to the U.S.

This week the Ghanian musician Ebo Taylor died at 90 years old. While he was not well known in the U.S. he was a star in Africa, and a defining force in highlife music.

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The partnership has enabled the African Concert Series to flourish, bringing together not only Nigerian classical musicians but also showcasing traditional African music. The series has featured ...

Ahead of the show ’A Night in Andalusia,’ we speak to Lila Borsali to delve into the rich history of Al-Andalus, its music & ...

PROFESSORS Adeoluwa Ayokunle Okunade and Bode Omojola are illustrious Nigerian scholars who are powerfully advancing African music on the world stage.Okunade, a renowned Professor of Ethnomusicology ...