Bandan Koro will bring interactive West African drum and dance performances to the Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — From an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres and talents are reaching audiences and dance ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) — Community members gathered at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Sunday afternoon to experience the ...

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 ...

THOUGH the euphoria and excitement generated by the yearly Project Fame West Africa hardly die before another edition knocks on the door, through the series of auditions and concerts, many are sure to ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era in the music of west Africa. He was a charismatic performer and bandleader ...

The world has lost a significant musical ambassador for the Mande people of west Africa – the virtuoso kora player, composer, and collaborator from Mali, Toumani Diabaté. He died on 19 July, just ...

“Funeral for Justice,” the musician from Niger’s album due next month, amps up the urgency in his work: “I want you to know how serious this is.” By Ben Sisario “Funeral for Justice,” the new album by ...

The First Recording of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" Chris Ware and Scott Yoo discuss the first recording of "The Entertainer." I mean, the thing about Scott, he's really bringing in different ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Elementary School gymnasium Friday morning was filled with the rhythmic sounds of West African music — drumming and singing — as students, faculty and staff listened and ...