This is evidenced in the growth of Nhloso Khwela’s audience. Other artists who recorded significant uplifts representing ...

When Ibiyinka Olufimi Alao was growing up in Nigeria, his father tasked him to go out and gather fireflies. The boy complied, ...

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Abami-Eda) stands as the clearest example of this tradition. A multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, Prophet, and philosopher, Fela did not just create songs, he created a ...

Every seat in the Missouri History Museum’s Lee Auditorium was filled Friday night for a gathering that honored the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by celebrating Blackness through the lens ...

From tradition to displacement, music carries memory and emotion across generations—often when language fails.

Celebrate Black History Month 2026 across the Bay Area with live jazz, art exhibitions, theater, film screenings and ...

Africa's music festival landscape has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry, and as we sit here , it's impossible to ...

Dr. Ismaili is revered for her work and involvement in the Black Arts Movement, centered in the Lower East Side in the 1950s to 1970s.

LUNGS BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN A contemporary play focuses on a young couple examining the scope of their lives together and the ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures will present Les Ballets Africains, the national dance ensemble of Guinea, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 at ...

I grew up with the idea that music and dance are just a part of social communications, what people do when they get together,” organizer Evie Ladin said about the art form.

The concert DUKE IN AFRICA, exploring the influence of African music on Duke Ellington, plays through Jan. 17. We spoke with ...