Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their collaboration was released as the five-s ...

South African musician Abel Selaocoe explains his “paper” technique of practicing cello as a kid, the power of singing to ...

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.

The Grammy-winning soprano brings a recital program devoted to historically significant African women to the Kennedy Center.

Those controversies ultimately led to her divorce from Mandela, while their African National ... with the women. The play, which also draws on the protest music of that period, opened at The ...

Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo, who plays on the role of Winnie, left, with Ayanda Sibisi perform during a rehearsal of a theatre play called "The Cry of Winnie Mandela" at Market Theatre in Johannesburg ...