Fran “Lady Strings” Grace is among a small sisterhood of women trailblazers playing sacred steel guitar in African American ...

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It’s hard for people from [America] to know what is going on around Africa. The media never allow you to see the reality, honestly. And that is a big problem," Moctar says.

We spoke to Robert Randolph, The Teskey brothers, Taj Farrant and , Kanchan Daniel, about the past and future of blues.

Our Afropop travelers have arrived in Tanzania, kicking off an unforgettable journey in Dar es Salaam, the country's bustling cultural and financial hub. With a week full of live music, spontaneous ...

The Kumasi Trio led by Jacob Sam (Kwame Asare) recorded the first Ghanaian highlife song, 'Yaa Amponsah', as early as 1928 ...

Ifetayo an Afro-centric 1976 album by the unique Trinidadian Black Truth Rhythm Band is reissued by Soundway Records ...

Visual arts writer Marty Fugate looks at five shows to see at The Ringling, Ringling College, Sarasota Art Museum and Art ...

A few years ago, the phrase 'artists direct' started to do the rounds of the music industry. The same thing now with ...

The ArtsCenter in Carrboro is opening The Portraits of Resistance and Resilience Exhibition Feb. 14 through March 3. The gallery showcases quilting as a medium to honor African American women with ...

Music lovers, listen up! South Africa is poised for an exhilarating 2025. The previous year unfolded as a remarkable chapter ...