Africa’s festival scene is giving people a new way to travel the continent, one built around what is happening in music right now.

Music has shaped cultures and communities throughout the world and has been passed down through generations to keep histories alive. It can amplify one’s attitudes and motivate change, which makes it ...

African mainstream pop music is gaining global acclaim thanks to Afrobeats' fast-rising success and new acts are springing up to add sonic complexities that push the genre barriers. One of these ...

Johnson is considered one of the world’s greatest, or the greatest, player of the kalimba and shekere. World-renowned musician and DJ Michael Prince Johnson has released his album, “The Legacy of ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

Davido won artist of the year and digital artist of the year at The Headies, which recognizes African contemporary music and Afrobeats. The show was held on April 27 at The Landmark Event Centre in ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With ...

The Grammy Awards recognize all sorts of rising artists, but the Grammys also spotlight styles or subgenres or entire fields of music that are breaking through by forming new award categories. This ...

The Department of Dance at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance presents Touch a Breath — The Body Tells, an MFA Thesis performance choreographed by Gloria Ahlijah (Sitso) at the Dance Building Friday ...

The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...