COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A group of Central Ohio children got a taste of West African music, dancing and drumming on Friday. The Columbus Metropolitan Library invited kids aged 7-11 to celebrate ...

Senegal has its acclaimed Saint-Louis Jazz Festival and Dak’Art Biennale, Burkina Faso’s mammoth film festival, FESPACO, while Benin’s return to ancestral art and Cote d’Ivoire’s resurgent nightlife ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...

“Funeral for Justice,” the musician from Niger’s album due next month, amps up the urgency in his work: “I want you to know how serious this is.” By Ben Sisario “Funeral for Justice,” the new album by ...

Located around the tri-border meeting point of Mali, Ivory Coast, and Guinea, the Wasulu region is home to one of the most unique confluences of culture and identity in West Africa. Renowned for ...

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. One Bay Area man who plays an unusual ...

In a joyful expression of West African culture through dance, music and storytelling, the youth and professional dance companies from Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase the ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...