Riky Rick's posthumous album 'Boss Zonke Forever' has taken the South African music charts by storm, amassing nearly 2 ...

Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam - known as "the blind couple of Mali" - passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He was 70.The married singers, who met when she was 18 ...

The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential industry figures ...

Sudanese activist Duaa Tariq, who spoke to NPR throughout the war, shares what its like in the "liberated" capital Khartoum, ...

Hmong music festivals; German, Irish, Scottish and pan-African cultural fairs; a massive Cinco de Mayo parade; an Indigenous ...

CSUDH’s Dymally Institute is hosting the Dymally Jazz & Arts Fest, offering the ideal space to celebrate the music and rich ...

Amadou Bagayoko, singer and guitarist in the Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died at the age of 70.

Festivities include viewings feature films, recognizing Black filmmakers and a documentary on the late artist Minnie Evans.

As Rema and Ayra Starr continue to ascend, their influence on the Afrobeats genre and the global music landscape becomes increasingly profound. Their innovative sounds, combined with a deep respect ...

Coachella 2025 has a stellar lineup of LGBTQ+ artists and the introduction of Queer+, a space dedicated to celebrating queer ...

Audio streaming giant Spotify's royalty payments to artists from Nigeria and South Africa - its two biggest African markets - ...