Different African communities have developed distinct hairstyles that have crossed the Atlantic into the western world and ...

Ho, Feb. 4, GNA – The study of traditional Ghanaian music and dance, a rich and valuable academic discipline, has unfortunately been dismissed by some sections of the public as irrelevant, using the ...

The recent military gains by the M23 in eastern DR Congo have further demonstrated that while the Kinshasa regime continues to sound war drums, they are far too weak militarily to win against a ...

At its core, hip-hop is a voice for the voiceless seeking to address systemic inequities through storytelling.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images There was a time when artists ...

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and ...

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we highlight the latest edition of the Wilson Quarterly, “In Search of Our Narratives.” ...