Songa Play For those seeking spiritually uplifting content, Jambo Gospel provides a soul-enriching selection of gospel music. From contemporary praise and worship to traditional African gospel, this ...

Alice Randall discussed Fisk University and Black women's important role in the foundational roots, profession of country ...

Over the last 30 years one of the very cool trends in the international music scene is the growing popularity of West African “desert blues”: music from the Sahel region that draws on some of the same ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nigerian and South African music achieved unprecedented growth last year on Spotify, earning record-breaking royalties, the audio streaming platform said on Friday.

In an industry heavily dominated by men, African women are shaping the music’s future and redefining the music industry across the continent and beyond. From chart-topping artists to visionary ...

Amadou Bagayoko, Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer of the acclaimed Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died aged 70 after an ...

Nigerian and South African music achieved unprecedented growth last year on Spotify, earning record-breaking royalties, the audio streaming platform said on Friday. Led by international superstars ...

Striking out from Agadez, Niger, Etran de L’Aïr (henceforth, EDL) consist of three brothers and a cousin: bassist Abdoulaye ...

Led by international superstars such as Nigerian afrobeats giants Burna Boy and Ayra Starr, and South Africa's Grammy award-winning singer Tyla, African music genres have earned fast-rising ...

Bass player Anthony Tidd is the curator of this year’s jazz festival, which opens Wednesday, June 4, and runs through Sunday, ...

A practical and theoretical introduction to traditional West African music and culture. Students experience the rhythms ... and hand clapping in West Africa. Students learn to play a range of ...