Aficionados of world music sounds can get a double dose of African traditions as Chikomo Marimba and West African musician Arouna Diarra team up for a special concert at the White Horse Black Mountain ...

In the modern world it’s easy to lose touch with your roots. That’s as true for Zulus as anyone else. Take the students at Goede Hoop, a primary school 30 minutes outside of Johannesburg. Some of the ...

The University of South Africa (Unisa) hosted its inaugural African Music Festival over the weekend at its main campus in Pretoria offering a unique celebration of Africa’s rich musical heritage ...

KUDZAI Dzingwa has been in the music circles for a long time, having begun playing the marimba instrument at Tamuka Primary School in Chitungwiza and later joined the Children Performing Arts Workshop ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

For the people who say they have no rhythm, BaBa Eli Hoenai of Chicago would tell them that they’re missing a key organ–their heart. In celebration of Black History Month, he presented two workshops ...

The Bandarimba Arts founder is among the few local manufacturers of traditional music instruments such as mbira (thump piano), , hosho (rattles) and ngoma (traditional drums). He developed passion for ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The mentorship program for young African-American boys, Pucci Percussion, has been around for nearly 10 years. Leader Herbert Green’s journey began years ago when he was a ...

One late evening in 1994, Jeji B, a Frenchman and resident of Tanzania was walking on the street in Dar es Salaam and he saw an old traditional music drum on the side of the road. He took it home and ...