I play traditional music, and I don't know what the blues is." African Americans would later mix and morph these West African sounds into jazz, rock & roll, soul, funk, and hip-hop. Since djelis ...

A West African banjo-like akonting instrument on ... “We forget the fact that prior to us coming here, we had longstanding music traditions on the thumb piano, on the balafon [a gourd-resonating ...

Discover the vibrant culture of Ghana, where tradition meets modernity, and African American influences blend with local ...

Besides their intro and outro performances, Baba NGida played nine pieces, each connecting to West African culture. Unlike ...

Ahead of the prestigious global Trace Awards event, a nominee reception press conference was held in Lagos, bringing together ...

jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of people were taken from Africa to America and the West Indies, especially during the period ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

If you are in Pune, don't miss the performance by Dumza Maswana and Volley Nchabeleng at the Ruhaniyat festival on February ...

Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy Osei ... which blended the vibrant rhythms of highlife - a popular West African genre - with the energetic styles of rock and soul.