Analysis - Composer and educator Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980) is probably best known for a few evergreen choral works, including Della and Sylvia, still sung by choirs across South Africa today.

Shannon Sanders, an African-American South Nashville native and award-winning BMI executive director of creative, reflects on ...

The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

It’s hard for people from [America] to know what is going on around Africa. The media never allow you to see the reality, honestly. And that is a big problem," Moctar says.

Mo' Meta Blues is more than just an autobiography—it's Questlove's love letter to the African rhythms that have shaped his ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

The Virginia-based Lauterbach — a former Memphian and one-time staff writer for the Memphis Flyer — recently published ...

The Jacobs School of Music voice department held the special performance, “A Celebration of African American and African ...

Warner Music Group has completed its full acquisition of Africori, a prominent Africa-focused music distribution, music ...