From Motown to African American church, music touches the soul – Terry Pluto’s Faith & You
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music.
Tracing Afrobeats’ Yoruba Roots: ‘Wizkid Now Was Sunny Adé Then’
A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...
Museum program Voices from the Past resonate with history of the African spirituals on Feb. 20
African American Spirituals are songs that familiar to the ear for many. The history of these folk songs tells many stories.
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Yemi Alade slammed for crediting Nigeria as an originator of highlife, Stonebwoy schools her
Ghanaian musician has weed in on the debate about the origin of the highlife genre. This comes after Yemi Alade's claim that ...
Gospel singer Mmatema Gavu’s upcoming album a testimony of faith and divine timing
Mmatema Gavu, is preparing to release her soul-stirring album 'Heart of Gratitude', a heartfelt testament to faith and divine ...
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Culture, Christianity, and the Afrikaner Blues
I wonder what the trumpist version of culture is. Somehow, I am reminded of the German word Kultur; maybe some Wagner in the ...
27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests
More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and ...