Festival of World Music includes performances by two student groups whose music is rooted in uniquely American traditions.

The Balafon Dance Ensemble gave people the opportunity to experience African culture up ... The performance included live ...

The role of African art music in classical music In his keynote talk, musicologist Kofi Agawu from the City University of New York (CUNY) spoke about African art music and its role in classical music.

During the Classical period ... Created at the end of the 19th century, blues music is a style of music that is heavily influence by African American history. The original blues music evolved ...