A global citizenship music festival in New Bern, North Carolina, showcased West African music and dance alongside other world cultures, raising funds for internally displaced people in Bamako, Mali.

Michael Prince Johnson’s latest album blends Afro-House with traditional African instruments, telling a powerful story of ...

Daara J's raps flow in English, French and the West-African language of Woolof. Along with typical hip-hop elements like turntables and samplers, Daara J uses traditional African instruments like the ...

BIRD ISLAND - Siama Matuzungidi and Dallas Johnson brought the rural Congolese soukous sound to Bird Island Wednesday to kick off Bird Island Days at the Bird Island Cultural Centre. The duo performed ...

I did research on traditional African instruments, performing techniques and the structure of African music. Much traditional African music differs from European music, in that often the performer and ...

How African instruments, rhythms, and innovators shaped the genre long before it became a cultural symbol of the American South. Long before country music became a billion-dollar cultural force, its ...

Now Oyer’s diverse collection of traditional African instruments, artifacts and fabrics will be on display in the college’s Good Library Gallery in an “African Arts” exhibit through Feb. 22, with an ...

Photo: Pritesh Naithoo GET MUSICAL: Local musician Pops Mohammed teams up with The Orbit Jazz CLub to conduct children's masterclasses, where children are taught how to play traditional African ...

SEATTLE, Wash. (ABC 4) — During her tour behind-the-scenes of “Disney’s The Lion King,” Maranda met the percussionist who uses traditional African instruments to create added sound effects for the ...