The Southside Library Boosters Inc. presents Valdosta’s 33rd annual Juneteenth celebration, June 17-21.   The first event ...

A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by ...

Bradley Simmons, instructor of West African percussion at Duke University for nearly three decades, died at 72 on May 22.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, heard news of ...

Moholo, known as Bra Louis, has passed away at 85 after a prolonged illness, leaving behind a legacy as a trailblazing ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a ...

As June honors the people, places, and cultural influences of Black Music Month, it would be impossible not to mention the impact that Afrobeats has had not just on hip-hop music, but pretty much all ...

For this month’s ‘Made in Africa’ column, we list the music from across the African diaspora we’re taking into the summer ...

Ghanaian dance and drumming in Minneapolis; Flint Hills Family Festival in St. Paul; Twin Cities Asian Fair in Plymouth; ...

Amory Gouws (13) was chosen as the vice-captian for the Mpumalanga drum majorette's team. Amory Gouws (13) was chosen as vice-captain of the Mpumalanga team at the national South African drum ...

African Grey Parrots give Cockatoos a serious run for their money when it comes to being the sassiest parrot money can buy. Not only are the gorgeous and super annoying when they want to be, but their ...

Downtown Fayetteville comes alive every Tuesday evening with the sound of West African drums flowing from Taste of West ...