More global artists have been confirmed for one of the UK’s most celebrated music festivals. WOMAD, taking place from July 23 ...

On a steamy Sunday afternoon at the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Jason Elliott stood in the Gospel Tent sporting a custom T-shirt illustrating one of the day’s ...

Many post-colonial states in Africa have become museums of recycled leadership where presidents stopped counting terms and citizens stopped counting promises ...

BAMENDA, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicenter of a separatist ...

An iconic figure in the world of gospel bass guitar, Andrew Gouche’s reputation as an A-list sideman is founded on decades of ...

At just 23 years old, singer Gloria Bash represents an inspiring role model for young people.

African cinema will make history at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with filmmakers from two of the continent's nascent ...

The Afro-Caribbean and gospel music landscape in 2026 is buzzing with fresh energy, as artists like Antonny Drew, Baky, and Arsène Mukendi push creative limits with new albums, live tours, and even AI ...

Ugandan and Congolese forces have reported the rescue of at least 200 civilians from captivity by an ISIL (ISIS)-linked rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The captives ...

Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music and a choir of 30 incarcerated men recorded one of the biggest prison concerts in Florida ...

A preliminary report revealed the final moments of the July 26 plane crash that left members of gospel group The Nelons dead. The National Transportation Safety Board released the report on Aug. 28, ...