The Baldwin-Wallace College Academic & Cultural Events Series Office will sponsor a March 30 concert. Alhaji Papa Susso, a master kora, which is an African harp-lute, is part of B-W’s World Music ...

She has found international fame as a musician, but Sona Jobarteh has a bigger mission – to use culture to empower Africans to reform their countries. Jobarteh has been performing with the kora – a 21 ...

We're adapting the way the kora and the oud are played...using contemporary choices within traditional forms. Seattle's Kane Mathis is one of the world's leading performers on the kora, the ...

It would be unusual enough to hear live African music at a show in the Las Vegas Valley, but when Bountalo, a name that means “black scorpion,” takes to the Winchester Cultural Center stage Sunday, it ...

Issyra Gallery continues to offer live music to the public as the Issyra Gallery Project presents Traditional African Music Night on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 9 p.m. to midnight. The evening will include ...

Aficionados of world music sounds can get a double dose of African traditions as Chikomo Marimba and West African musician Arouna Diarra team up for a special concert at the White Horse Black Mountain ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTNH)– It’s a big honor for New Haven Mayor Toni Harp. The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) has named Toni Harp as the first woman AAMA President. Harp was sworn in today ...

Why did African-American women start wearing their hair in cornrows in the ’80s? If you’ve ever pondered that question, you may want to check out a fascinating program this weekend at Seattle’s Town ...

After being assigned to score a film with a far-flung backdrop, most composers would do a little research to try to add the appropriate atmosphere. Ludwig Göransson, the Swedish-born composer who was ...

NEW HAVEN — Mayor Toni N. Harp is featured in May’s edition of Essence Magazine as one of the African American women leaders who is an agent of change for her community. Harp, who was joined by 18 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Calvin Arsenia is someone you cannot miss when you walk past him. The talented artist is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. And when you hear him play his harp, you'll want to stay and listen. ...