Africanism is to remain relevant in the 21st century, it must evolve with the continent's youth, not above them or despite ...

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate ...

Bradley Simmons, instructor of West African percussion at Duke University for nearly three decades, died at 72 on May 22.

From the earliest beats of human civilization to the electric pulse of modern music, no instrument has carried the weight of ...

As June honors the people, places, and cultural influences of Black Music Month, it would be impossible not to mention the impact that Afrobeats has had not just on hip-hop music, but pretty much all ...

Reading the foreign policy chapter of the African National Congress’s (ANC) 2022 discussion paper, one gets a sense that South Africa’s ruling party is increasingly marching to the beat of a different ...

When the crackling sounds of records by Franco Luambo and Tabu Ley Rochereau first reached East Africa’s coastlines in the 1950s, they carried more than melodies—they ushered in a cultural revolution.

From Brazilian samba to Chinese lion dances, from West African drums to Bernese carnival brass bands, the carnival groups impressively prove that Berlin's treasure is its diversity and ...

African textile patterns are a colorful and important aspect of the continent's culture. These textiles, famous for their bright colors and detailed designs, narrate stories of tradition, identity ...

A widely shared claim that South Africa will face “14 hours of daily load shedding” in June is false, and has been rejected by Eskom as disinformation. The rumour began circulating this week after a ...

The Kumbuka African Drum and Dance Collective performs during a memorial service for 19 African Americans repatriated from Germany at Dillard University’s Lawless Memorial Chapel in New Orleans, ...