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

African ambient music, while not as widely acknowledged as Afrobeat or Afropop, has a rich history dating back several decades. Pioneers like Brian Eno drew inspiration from the very rhythms of Africa ...

Among the iconic pioneers of contemporary African music is a band that was the brainchild of a group of Ghanaian musicians in the early 1970s and took the world by storm with an electrifying hybri ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga ...

Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer, Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems, has won the 67th Grammy ...