The South African musician spent a decade translating the centuries-old repertoire of the West African kora. He emerged with his a unique sound that isn’t restricted to the grid of the staff or the ...

Since black music didn’t start here in the United States during slavery, it makes sense for the study of the art form to reach across the Atlantic to its roots in Africa. This is what Ghana-born ...

The ennanga is an arched harp from Uganda, which players hold in their laps, traditionally used to accompany singing and storytelling. Hear a connection to Africa in William Grant Still’s Ennanga for ...

Three new categories have been added ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards: best African music performance, best alternative jazz album and best pop dance recording. Additionally, producer of the year, ...

Joburg Theatre's 2026 season opens with classical ballet, contemporary African productions, youth development shows and popular music performances celebrating Johannesburg's cultural identity and ...

Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a blues singer in Parisian nightclubs. A 1934 portrait of Nora Holt by Carl Van ...

The 2025 Newport Classical Music Festival will present GRAMMY Award-winning soprano Karen Slack in African Queens on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 8pm in The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave).