Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

Lebo M is gearing up for his concert on 18 April 2025 with the legendary German composer Hans Zimmer in Cape Town. The muso ...

April is stacked with fun things to do, including Arizona Bike Week, music and cultural festivals galore, Pat’s Run and more.

Amadou Bagayoko and his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, rose from icons in Mali to international success over the last two ...

Since 2014, British septet Kokoroko, co-founded by trumpeter and composer Sheila Maurice-Grey and percussionist Onome ...

You can catch Afrobeat, funk, bluegrass and more at Chicago’s small and medium-sized clubs in April.

From its beginning in Wright’s Detroit basement, the museum has cultivated increased visibility for all African Americans by ...

The blind musician combined traditional African music with rock, pop, and blues in the husband-and-wife project ...

The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

This Chicago blues vocalist is a longtime staple on the current blues scene, having played venues like Kingston Mines, Buddy ...

After meeting in 1976, when Amadou was 21 and Mariam 18, the pair discovered they had similar tastes in music. They began touring together from the 1980s, mixing traditional west African instruments ...

Gnawa music has always been about breaking down barriers. With ecstatic vocalizations, stringed instruments and clashing percussion, this sound has roots in Morocco, but its West African influences ...