We are proud to introduce the first edition of the Afropop Worldwide Living Room Sessions. This edition features Aba Diop and the Yermande Family, a band that blends Senegalese traditions--Wolof, ...

Steve Alcala started teaching high school music in the 1980s. Today, he supplies much needed sheet music to customers around ...

Amapiano - a genre born in South Africa's townships during the previous decade -- has rapidly evolved from a local blend of jazz and house music with traditional log drums into a pan-African ...

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 ...

CHARLOTTE — All day Saturday, you can enjoy food, music, dancing and more at the 12th annual Charlotte African American Festival. The Uptown event celebrates the heritage and accomplishments of ...

The South African Afropop artist and Afro house DJ is Billboard's African Rookie of the Month for September. By Heran Mamo Ciza always knew his time to rule would come. His father Thembinkosi “TK” ...

Grammy-nominated Ghanaian musician Rocky Dawuni believes African music should play an important role in rebuilding and transforming the continent socially, culturally, and economically. Speaking ...

The Baltimore Rhythm Festival filled Guilford Avenue with culture, music, food and workshops on Sept. 13. Druid Hills’ very own Park Vibe Drummers have been playing since 1968. Baltimore Rhythm ...

Indigenous musical instruments have long been central to cultural expression in South Africa. They carry history, identity and social meaning. Many of these instruments were developed within specific ...

The bongo antelope is a unique and beautiful animal. It lives in African forests. Sadly, it is endangered. Habitat loss and poaching are major threats. Mountain bongos are critically endangered.

Some tears were of pain. About 11 percent of Africans brought to Grenada as slaves between 1669 and 1808 are believed to have been Sierra Leonean, like my parents, whose direct lineage avoided the ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) – The Saginaw African Cultural Festival (SACF) is returning to Saginaw to highlight the diversity, traditions, and values of the African continent. The oldest ongoing Black Arts ...