The Northeast Harbor Library will host a free performance of West African kora music by Washington-based musician Sean ...

The Loft at Hermit Woods Winery & Sweet Mercy’s Kitchen will host the Wilson/Kobrenski Quartet featuring Mike Sakash & Tim Gilmore on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.

Amid Black History Month celebrations in February, some local musicians say they are finding more opportunities at various venues to share their work and stories. One Bay Area man who plays an unusual ...

Bullion Records, a trailblazer in West African music, under the umbrella of its CEO, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo and the Managing Director, Mr. Femi Elegbede Ajibola, has embarked on an ...

Toubab Krewe’s music is like Elvis’ hair. In the ’40s and ’50s, some black people combed their hair back to give it a thinner, more “white” look. Because their hair was so thick, however, it often ...

These days, Mdou Moctar travels the world performing his fusion of psychedelic guitar and the music of West Africa. But the first guitar he ever played was made from pieces of wood and the brakes of a ...

Ayra Starr's second album, The Year I Turned 21, is a global-minded symphony of influences, and part of a recent wave of young women charting their own course for African pop. Ayra Starr’s new album, ...

Derek Gripper's exploration of West African kora music has produced two acclaimed albums — and, he says, a better understanding of the classical... Guitarist Conjures The Sound Of The Kora From ...

"Produced in association with Special Bradocasting Service, Network 0-28, Australia, and Swedish Television Channel 2."--Credits vol. 4. Seven one-hour programs on four videocassettes. Vol. 1: Born ...

Introduction / Geoffrey Haydon -- Born musicians : traditional music from the Gambia / Sidia Jatta -- On the battlefield : gospel quartets in Jefferson County, Alabama / Doug Seroff -- Legends of ...

In a joyful expression of West African culture through dance, music and storytelling, the youth and professional dance companies from Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase the ...