African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...
Live in the D – The biggest festival in the world is coming to Detroit this weekend. Afro Nation is a festival celebrating African culture through Afro Beats. SMADE and Joshusa Koram, who are ...
African music has steadily been making inroads in the U.S. music market, with world music — which includes Afrobeats, K-pop and more — seeing the most growth compared to other genres according to ...
Although these older genres may be lost on a young population unaware of the golden age of Highlife, their significance is on display at weekly social functions, events and parties recently christened ...
This post was updated May 23 at 8:45 p.m. Traditional African beats and bites are coming to Westwood with the first annual AfroFusion Festival. AfroFusion Festival will take place Saturday and feature ...
Clockwise from top left: Busiswa Gqulu, Tems, Tula, Amaarae, Moonchild Sannelly, Uncle Waffles, Ayra Starr, Aya Nakamura, and Tiwa Savage. Collage by Ashley Peña Africa, with its 54 countries and more ...
LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - If African music is often wildly joyful and uplifting, its myriad variations were largely born from a history of slavery and suffering, imperialism and immigration. It's a ...
A Chinese artist's Chinamapiano mixtape blending South African beats with traditional Chinese sounds, went viral, sparking global conversations about music fusion.
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, ...
In much of the world, house music has already had its day — but in South Africa, it is pop music. Here's why this musical genre has remained king. If you travel to South Africa, you will hear house ...
CHARLOTTE — All day Saturday, you can enjoy food, music, dancing and more at the 12th annual Charlotte African American Festival. The Uptown event celebrates the heritage and accomplishments of ...
What are some highlights of a visit to this museum? The state-of-the-art museum opened in 2021 in a new development at the head of Broadway. It celebrates Black music in America and the prominent role ...