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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Ennanga is a traditional Africa harp, and the inspiration for William Grant Still's piece by the same name. We'll enjoy it during our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Storyteller Mainmouna Jallow performs to the crowd at the Re-imagined Storytelling Festival in Nairobi, Kenya December 15, 2018. REUTERS/Hereward Holland By Hereward Holland NAIROBI (Reuters) - Why ...