An African safari is a #1 bucket list item for many people, but due to Covid-19, no one wants a long plane trip right now. While waiting for a safer time to plan a game-viewing safari, there’s no ...

DJ Cuppy is nicknamed the Princess of Afrobeat — and with good reason. The Nigerian-born deejay is one of the continent’s top musical tastemakers, and Apple Music executives knew this when they gave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where on Earth is more wondrous and invigorating than the rainforest? Many of us who live in countries like the United States may ...

African Sounds Tapes, CDs and Videos is situated across the street from Bayland Park in a ramshackle strip mall that’s home to no fewer than three storefront ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOTV) – The African Children’s Choir melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices and lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved ...

The traditional songs and dances that greeted Christelle Abaa as she arrived at her mother's native village in Ambam, Cameroon, remain vivid memories. Abaa, a 21-year-old junior at University of ...

On a late October night last year in Puerto Rico, Rafa Pabön felt the sudden urge to create a new song. Around midnight, the 27-year-old singer/songwriter had finished rehearsing with his band.

Ahmed Abdul-Malik was a resourceful and versatile bassist capable of fitting in with the groups of Thelonious Monk, Herbie Mann, and others. On his few recordings as a leader, he dove head first into ...

During the first world war (1914-1918) thousands of African men enlisted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as prisoners in Germany. Their stories and songs were recorded and ...