For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages (Image Credits: Flickr) The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, ...

In Africa, music occupies a central role in human existence from birth to death, from somber ritual to joyous celebration. Traditional African music has passed from generation to generation over ...

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.

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 ...

Listeners who come to traditional African music from the American variety will find it a refreshingly organic experience. The sonorities reflect a variety of instruments both ancient and modern, ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...

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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 ...

Africa's music festival landscape has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry, and as we sit here , it's impossible to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- African Alchemies, a program that includes traditional African music, as well as new music inspired by its melodies, will be performed at 8 p.m. March 29 in Baird Recital Hall, 250 ...