“Rambax is unique,” says Touré, whose family of prominent griot percussionists had him drumming from the age of four.

Children of Blood and Bone, often likened to Harry Potter and The Hunger Games for its immersive world-building and social ...

The area’s first heat wave of the summer wasn’t enough to keep people from celebrating, parading, playing and marching in ...

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Togolese singer Laura Prince. She's just released her second album "Adjoko", a voyage between memory, identity and ...

Village performance venue The Local is set to host nearly 30 music and arts performances from around the world this fall, an ...

Recently, Nigerian vocalist, Ayra Starr, the celestial voice behind the song ‘Rush’ was named Best International Act at the ...

The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had ...

When I think of roots, I think of lineage and mothers. Tradition is passed on primarily through the mothers," dancer Ramya S.

The word at the sixth annual Juneteenth Festival in New Orleans on Thursday was heritage. Among the throngs who gathered in ...

In the ever-evolving digital age of African music, YouTube has become one of the most powerful platforms for artistes to reach global audiences. And when it comes to visibility and fan engagement, ...

Plenty of Juneteenth events have already been celebrated in Philadelphia and the region, but there are many more coming up.

Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.