The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

Traditional musical instruments are more than just tools for producing sound; they are cultural treasures that capture the essence of societies, histories, and rituals across the globe. From the ...

EVERETT — A nonstop flight from Seattle to Africa will take close to 20 hours and cost thousands. But life on the continent can be experienced for free this weekend in Everett. The first-ever Sounds ...

A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) examines the impact of technology on Nigerian traditional music genres. Nigerian traditional artistes ultimately rely on percussion instruments for the ...

The University of South Africa, Unisa, made history with the inaugural Unisa African Music Festival hosted on 26 and 27 September 2025 at its Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria. The two-day event brought ...

Mohamed was born on December 10, 1949 in the working-class gold-mining town of Benoni in South Africa. By his mid-teens, the Group Areas Act – which divided urban areas into racially segregated zones ...

The 2025 Africa Week, an annual celebration of African cultures in Korea, will spotlight the continent’s rich music and dance traditions during this year’s edition. Co-hosted by the Korea-Africa ...