Overall, musicians made their strongest statements outside the recording studio, reflecting the growing mass opposition ...

Longtime fans of vintage roots music will have a chance to step back into a bygone era when Sourdough Slim and Robert ...

A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country's largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly ...

Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has passed away at the age of 75. His life in music represented a struggle against narrow, oppressive definitions – of ...

President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, attends the 68th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the ...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The steelpan, a percussion instrument created in Trinidad and Tobago in 1939, is making a comeback as a new generation embraces its bright, melodious sound on stage and ...

It was the Toubab Quartet, rather than the full Krewe, that took the stage at Woodlands Tavern. With bassist Justin Kimmel away, guitarist Drew Heller played a hybrid Hellcat six-string bass, giving ...

Heading to other parts of the world can be a beautiful and enriching experience for many people. That's because international travel can open your eyes to new cultures and help you to develop a better ...

Country folks are proud of their lifestyle and their heritage, as they should be! From the heart of the Deep South to the furthest reaches of the Wild West, country living can take many different ...

A Toledo musician has opened a museum to preserve the history of sacred steel, an African American gospel tradition built ...

Back in 2020, folk musician Jake Blount launched into national awareness with the release of his debut album, “Spider Tales.” The project was, by some measures, a conventional interpretation of ...