African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

Chris Berry was just a boy living in California when he was first exposed to African music, a shoplifted Fela Kuti album taken from his neighborhood music store. "My friend went in there to grab ...

Africa’s music scene is no longer just a regional sensation, it has become the pulse of global pop culture. As African music continues to enchant global audiences, Spotify Wrapped 2024 unveils the ...

Music producer and creative director, Itunu Joe, is flying Africa’s flag high on the global stage with the viral success of ...

Clockwise from top left: Busiswa Gqulu, Tems, Tula, Amaarae, Moonchild Sannelly, Uncle Waffles, Ayra Starr, Aya Nakamura, and Tiwa Savage. Collage by Ashley Peña Africa, with its 54 countries and more ...

The Bay Area has a vibrant and eclectic music scene, but when Jessica Kariisa moved here last year she couldn’t find many places playing the African dance hits she loves. She’d spent time in big East ...

Nigerian singer Tems aims to provide a route for African women to build careers in the global music industry through a professional development program she has launched, the Afrobeats star told ...

South African singer Tyla has won her first MTV Video Music Award. The 23-year-old took home the Best Afrobeats award for her hit song 'PUSH 2 START'. The award was announced on Monday morning. The ...

The academy also announced the best alternative jazz album award and is allowing all Grammy voters, who have limitations in the number of categories they can vote in, to put their bids in for ...

A pair of concerts at Overtown's Lyric Theater will include talks on the influence of West African rhythms on American music. Ask the average person to pinpoint the birthplace of American jazz and ...

In much of the world, house music has already had its day — but in South Africa, it is pop music. Here's why this musical genre has remained king. If you travel to South Africa, you will hear house ...