Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.

The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the "maasang"—the central altar of their ...

Let's rock': world music icon Youssou N'Dour back on the road A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N'Dour's voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up ...

Warren, Pa., and Ghana in West Africa are separated by over 5,000 miles. But the two cultures came together Wednesday at St.

Three iconic African musicians drop new albums, reaffirming their lasting influence amid a new wave of pop stars.

African music icon Kanda Bongo Man is set to return to the Isle of Man this summer for a celebration of ‘soukous’ music.

ACCRA, Ghana — U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) held the opening ceremony for the African Land Forces Summit 2025 in Accra, Ghana.

He was 70. The married singers, who met when she was 18 and he 21, took traditional Mali music and blended it with western rock and many other influences to shape a whole new sound that was both ...

South Africa led the African music industry in 2023 with $33 million in revenue, followed by Egypt and Nigeria, as streaming services fuelled a 34.7% surge in Sub-Saharan Africa’s music economy ...

South African sensation Tyla has achieved a remarkable feat that is a major turning point in the music industry, becoming the first African solo artist to have an album appear on the global ...