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

African American Spirituals are songs that familiar to the ear for many. The history of these folk songs tells many stories.

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 ...

For too long, mainly Millennials and Gen Z have allowed the term 'Dirty December' to stand as the brand name for the festive ...

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 ...

Staff report The following events have been scheduled to celebrate Black History Month: Now through March 1 — “Greatness Revealed: The Art of African Americans” at the Butler Institute of American Art ...

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 ...