CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music.

A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...

Ghanaian musician has weed in on the debate about the origin of the highlife genre. This comes after Yemi Alade's claim that ...

Mmatema Gavu, is preparing to release her soul-stirring album 'Heart of Gratitude', a heartfelt testament to faith and divine ...

I wonder what the trumpist version of culture is. Somehow, I am reminded of the German word Kultur; maybe some Wagner in the ...

More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and ...

While foreign gospel has traditionally held a prominent place on the continent in the past, a new wave of homegrown talent is ...

The scene was swingin' on Thursday night as the Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra presented a rousing Black History ...

Special to The OBSERVER - Grammy-nominated jazz virtuoso Braxton Cook returns to Sacramento for a special performance at the Mondavi Center, a benefit concert supporting local students.

Berlin: Lawmakers in Germany's parliament Friday opened a debate on a package of harsh immigration measures brought by the conservative opposition and controversially supported by the far-right ...

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 ...

The incident has raised alarms within the woman's family and the broader community, with many suggesting that the situation requires both medical care and spiritual intervention. "This isn't just ...