The Lynnwood-based Washington West African Center hosted its third annual Sounds of Africa Festival Saturday at Garfield Park ...

Rihanna’s 20-year music journey is an extraordinary tale of ambition and talent, with dreams in Barbados to becoming a global music icon.

Bamba Tuesdays, a premier amapiano dance party hosted by DJ Kash, is one of the major players contributing to the rise of African music and culture in Atlanta. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC). Bamba ...

In 2022, the South African dance music genre continued to expand its galloping world-wide reach. The annual awards are now an established event in South Africa’s music calendar.

The Grammys have introduced three new categories: best African music performance, best pop dance recording and best alternative jazz album.

The internet is currently enaged in the discourse that, with VIP sections and bottle service taking over, people have forgotten how to really enjoy themselves. Aiming to bring joy back to the club, ...

Uncle Waffles has spent most of the year playing festivals and parties around the globe as one of the biggest names in Amapiano, the rising South African dance music often distinguished by the ...

Janka Nabay, a singer, songwriter and bandleader from Sierra Leone who modernized an ancient tradition called bubu and carried it worldwide, died Monday in the Kambia district in northern Sierra ...

The festival boasts authentic African food, music, dance performances, artwork and even a fashion show featuring traditional African attire.

South African musical export Amapiano has crossed borders and cultural barriers, reaching as far as Japan. To top female artists Kamo Mphela and DBN Gogo, who helped put the dance music genre on ...