Nigeria's Afrobeat king Fela Kuti will this weekend be posthumously recognised by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement ...
Long before Afro House became a thing in Nairobi, one DJ Suraj was already deep in the sound. Long before it had a name on ...
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.
The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and P-Funk's greatest hits this weekend, performed by ...
The Afrobeat architect’s posthumous honour underscores how his radical Lagos-born sound now defines a global Black music canon.
Jazz is a genre of music that always manages to surprise me with its versatility. The 15 musicians of the Jazz at Lincoln ...
Long regarded as the continent's living archive of history, identity and collective memory, African music is now at the centre of an urgent conversation about reforming and strengthening music ...
His legendary jazz fused American style and Cuban rhythms with East Africa’s pentatonic scales. Now, at age 82, Mulatu ...
South Africa’s cultural landscape is shaped by a wide range of musical traditions, but few genres reflect indigenous identity ...
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Traditional African instruments that shaped global sound
The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages (Image Credits: Flickr) The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, ...
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles based on the author’s recent reporting trip across Africa. Previous articles looked at the Catholic Church’s presence in Cameroon, Togo and ...
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