What started as an audience listening to the history of African influence on Caribbean percussion ended as a band playing ...

Well, Rokia Koné was working remotely with rock producer Jacknife Lee to shape her debut album, BAMANAN. Now widely lauded and award-winning, the record is an exhilarating exhibition of artistry which ...

TO a number of us Nigerians, Plot 339, Diplomatic Drive, beside the United Nations Building, Abuja, is a familiar address. It is the Cuban Embassy in Nigeria. It was where we gathered on Friday, ...

Brandon-Nicole, a multi-instrumentalist fusion artist, combines various genres to create a unique sound. Her music is inspired by artists like John Coltrane, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar.

With dozens of gigs taking place over nine days, EFG London Jazz Festival can be an overwhelming affair. From big name shows ...

Central to this project is his reverence for the African drum, which he explores through influences gathered ... while aiming ...

The daughter of Yasiin Bey (formally knowns as Mos Def), her songs "Like That" and "Not My Problem" went viral before the ...

In an emotional ceremony in Scotland, a funeral service was held for Bhundu Boys founder and musician Rise Kagona who died in ...

Groove to Reggae-fusion legends Third World or check out the myriad activities on tap for the Kravis Center’s second annual ...

The free Third World concert is currently at capacity, but the website says limited tickets may be available at the door on ...

A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels was sentenced by a court in Uganda on Friday to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that ...

While it might be easy to dismiss this concern as cynical or an underappreciation of the current ecosystem, the volume of hit records from the preceding years shows that Afrobeats has recorded its slo ...