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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emerging in the 2000s, Afrobeats is a popular style of West African music that employs polyrhythms and syncopation and draws ...

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 ...

Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), iconic Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam – known as “the blind couple of Mali” – passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He was 70. The ...

Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West Africa — for a generation. By Adam Nossiter Ebo Taylor, who used the lilting ...

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 ...

Tinariwen are not just another rock band. The connection to their music, and to each other, transcends words. When you hear the sprawling West African ensemble in full flight, you're experiencing ...

Canadh Croi released their first album "Badenya" in early 2026. It was supported by a state arts board grant. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver. Sign-up now ...

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Covering three continents and four centuries, Bloomington Early Music Festival 2025 is devoted to early music of Black Africans and their descendants. Only during the past few decades have many of ...