When Western missionaries arrived in Africa in the 19th century, they disallowed the use of native musical instruments in ...

Hundreds of students packed the Barre Opera House to listen to traditional rhythms, original songs, and some classic ...

Qadasi and Maqhinga, a Sama-winning Maskandi duo, revive Zulu folk music with their unique blend of tradition and culture.

The University of South Africa, Unisa, made history with the inaugural Unisa African Music Festival hosted on 26 and 27 September 2025 at its Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria. The two-day event brought ...

On a Tuesday night in May, I braved Nairobi’s grinding traffic to make my way downtown to a venue called the Igiza Lounge. Perched on the second-floor balcony of the stone-clad Kenya National Theater, ...

South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir will perform a set commemorating the centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth at the Tower Theatre on Tuesday.(Submitted photo) When South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir ...

DECATUR — Johns Hill Music Makers learn fast. In one class period Friday, choral director Heather Pistorius taught the sixth-grade choir a traditional South African folk song, “Lilizela,” complete ...

Randy Weston’s relentless advocacy for African music and culture has defined his storied jazz career. This weekend, the renowned jazz pianist, who first set foot on the continent nearly 40 years ago, ...

The African Children's Choir will perform at a local church in the coming days. The choir made up of children ages 8 through ...

At the height of the Cold War, the United States was also fighting a culture war. To counter Soviet propaganda, the U.S. State Department launched a public relations campaign called the Jazz ...