Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...

Ueshitile Banana Shekupe, a former liberation fighter and founder of the Ndilimani Cultural Troupe, said he will always cherish late Founding President Sam Nujoma for his instrumental role in creating ...

Kokoko! make incandescent get-down music from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The city ...

A collection of musical instruments inspired by those that were used during the time of al-Andalus (between the eighth and fifteenth centuries) was exhibited Thursday in Rabat to highlight the ...

As Valentine’s Day approaches, discover how love intertwines with creativity in the life stories of South Africa's famous ...

The epic of Sunjata Keita has become heritage of the entire African continent ...

Throughout human history, there have been women who left their mark on the world while presenting themselves as men. They ...

Prof Daddy’s father was a chorister, composer and player of many musical instruments ... Mparanyana and others. His other African influences include Zambians Nash Pichen, Alick Nkata and ...

With a unique style that blends pop, R&B, and traditional African sounds ... began exploring his musical inclinations in his childhood, learning to sing, play instruments, and compose songs ...

You may be familiar with musical instruments such as the drums ... Mbira is a musical instrument traditionally from Zimbabwe in Africa. It's sometimes called a thumb piano. Mbira is made from ...

A historic museum known for its natural history displays has reopened to the public with three fascinating new exhibitions.