If percussion is the heartbeat of music, Aaron Mossell Junior High School was alive and kicking Tuesday as band students learned to play West African drums. Youssou Lo, a drum and dance instructor ...

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How the drummer became a four-time Tony Award nominee and helped create the sound of the Tony-winning Best Musical.

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With powerful drumming and music, heart-stopping acrobatics, and colorful dance, Cirque Kalabanté’s Afrique en Cirque ushers ...

With powerful drumming and music, heart-stopping acrobatics and colorful dance, Cirque Kalabanté’s “Afrique en Cirque” ushers in the beauty and energetic artistry of African culture at the Vilar ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

At its core, hip-hop is a voice for the voiceless seeking to address systemic inequities through storytelling.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Fast-rising singer, Joshua Manus, aka Josh, tells KEHINDE AJOSE about his career, motivation and other issues In what ways did your childhood shape and influence your musical journey? As a kid, I ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

Billboard predicts the Grammy winners in the global music field, including best reggae album and best African music performance. By Kyle Denis In 2023, the Recording Academy announced the launch ...