Jobarteh has become the first female kora artist to have a major touring and recording career, and is one of the few ...

Years ago, France-based radio broadcaster Tamara 'Mystic Tammy' Wijngaarde was shocked to realise that reggae is actually not ...

Kanyeleng groups, all-female fertility societies within The Gambia, conduct participatory music sessions with pregnant women, addressing themes of resilience, social support, and strategies for ...

CHIME (Community Health Intervention through Musical Engagement), which originated in the Gambia, West Africa, involves group-based participatory music-making, delivered by local women’s groups ...

Following the meal, traditional music is played, and the celebration ... strengthening the bonds within the community. In Gambia, various ethnic groups including the Mandinka, Wolof, Fulani ...

Jacky Del Mundo is a musician like no other. A multi-instrumentalist with a lifetime of global experience, he brings a unique ...

Researchers say role of West Africa’s oral history should be taken more seriously within global academic record ...

US-based Ghanaian musician, Richard Essien, popularly known as Magic Rocker, has resurfaced on the music scene with two danceable singles titled ‘Bedroom Lover’ and ‘Believe and Trust’.

For more than 80 years, Voice of America transmitted the news into countries, many of them authoritarian, where reliable ...

From thrilling concerts to festivals and restaurants, Montgomery County has everything you need to have a fun week.

"The griots have already sung it, but now we know it's real," is what Nino Galissa recounts in a recent song commissioned by archaeologists from their recent dig in Kansala -- a site that was once the ...