The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...

Somi is a jazz singer whose music fuses African and African-American musical traditions. She talks with Farai Chideya about her twinned roots in Rwandan, Uganda and Champaign, Ill. CHIDEYA: This is ...

Legendary Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, has described his hit song African Queen as both a blessing and a burden in his decades-long career.Speaking on the ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 3 (Reuters) - When the biggest names in music gather on Sunday for the industry's top honors at the Grammy Awards, they will hand out a new trophy for best African music performance.

“West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty,” a 1979 African movie musical, has quietly built a devoted fan base. Now, it’s back in a restoration. By Juan A. Ramírez It’s safe to say that the ...

Join us for an engaging discussion on the impact of race and equality in society, inspired by the themes of the song "Black ...

Cuban music is a combination of Spanish décima poetry and African music and rhythms, but we know that the driving forces in Cuban music are the African polyrhythms, not the poetry. Some might say that ...

Nigerian soprano, Ms. Uche Aghulor, is redefining classical music by fusing African cultural identity with Western traditions. From a church choir in Delta State to prestigious stages in Athens, ...

Part 1: Traveling music and musicians: Jazz performance as ritual: the Blues Aesthetic and the African Diaspora / Travis A. Jackson -- Communities of style: musical figures of Black Diasporic identity ...