Author Gary Douglas had famously said, “Life is a glorious expression of possibilities embodied by you.” That idea sits at ...

Long regarded as the continent's living archive of history, identity and collective memory, African music is now at the centre of an urgent conversation about reforming and strengthening music ...

Reggae, although imported from Jamaica, has been the cornerstone music of Zimbabwe since Bob Marley’s visit to this country ...

Consider the bassoon. Across its six sections that come apart, it has about 19 holes (depending on the model) and more than ...

Anne-Marie Keane just released her first studio album, Layers of a Woman—most of which she wrote aboard a 60-foot sailboat.

It began, like so many memorable music stories do, with a British icon and the younger upstart who loved his style. The icon ...

Portland-based musicians and advocates Samuel James and Michael Kebede are performing together in “Haint Blue,” a show ...

In a time of intense turmoil, the venerable artist's performance piece Contested Sites of Memory asks Americans to think ...

For the average African citizen, the term "election" no longer evokes the promise of democratic renewal; instead, it triggers a profound existential ...

Before Count Basie and Harlem fame, Buck Clayton found respect, freedom, and a glimpse of jazz without borders in Shanghai.

African countries seek to rebalance their ties with China toward debt sustainability, value addition, and industrialization to move toward a more equal and transparent partnership that prioritizes ...