one in a long line of West African "djelis," men who function as living history books to preserve stories, culture, and traditions. Some, like Kouyaté, play a xylophone-like instrument called the ...

Africa Music Library (AML), a non-governmental music collective dedicated to the archiving, preservation and study of African music, and connecting older and newer generation of African musicians ...

One Bay Area man who plays an unusual West African instrument recently discovered more about his roots and family history ...