On a cold February night in Seattle the Tractor Tavern burned bright with the rapid-fire, intricate, kinetic drumming of Thai ...

As New Orleans heads into the Carnival season, local venues provide the soundtrack for the season.

The grounds of Highland Park are full of snow now but the 127th annual is just months away, complete with a star-studded ...

From a Pan-African viewpoint, Hip-hop as a musical culture has positioned itself as a means of authenticating the African ...

The Kumasi Trio led by Jacob Sam (Kwame Asare) recorded the first Ghanaian highlife song, 'Yaa Amponsah', as early as 1928 ...

From Ebo Taylor's classic 'Love and Death' to the sweet sounds of Osibisa and Kweku Smoke, Santrofi recommends the best of Ghana in highlife and more.

THE TEAM at Woolwich Works have announced details of the venue’s upcoming programme, as it honours the Windrush Generation ...

The more I read on social media, the more I feel compelled to comment on the Grammy Awards. However, winning a Grammy does not automatically make you the most popular, successful, or best artist with ...

This month is Black History Month — so what better time to engage with media highlighting members of the Black community in ...

SOL bridges the deep roots of African and indigenous Venezuelan traditions with a forward-looking embrace of modern ...

Now out on his own, Amayo continues to create his own distinctive take on the Afrobeat sound pioneered in the 1970s by the legendary Fela Kuti. But Amayo's songwriting and his live performances ...