While fans worldwide know him for his chart-topping hits, behind the scenes, Nigerian Afro-dancehall artist Patoranking has set out to change the lives of one million young people by 2035.

A Fort Worth music festival will celebrate the contributions of African Americans in early American folk music. The Fort ...

Black independent country music industry creatives are developing a rural-to-urban, Midwestern and Southern, Nashville-inspired country scene.

Raphael Benza, head of Johannesburg-based record label Vth Season, says the very name Best African Performance goes against pigeonholing. "Coming from the home of amapiano, I would say [musicians ...

Girls Play Trumpets Too invites the community to experience its empowering program, offering performances, testimonials and a financial literacy workshop.

African musicians are leveraging the growing global popularity of their music to advocate for better governance and social ...

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody ...

South African talented musician and performer Makhadzi recently won big at the 2025 Trace Awards in Zanzibar, the star was ...

Amid Black History Month celebrations in February, some local musicians say they are finding more opportunities at various venues to share their work and stories.

Work continues on The Colored Musicians Club’s renovation and expansion at 145 Broadway. The facility is an anchor of the African American Heritage Corridor. The project includes restoration of ...