Clapping and dancing to the beat of African instruments, hundreds of J.X. Wilson Elementary students participated in an energetic, cultural performance by world-renowned Diamano Coura West African ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Elementary School gymnasium Friday morning was filled with the rhythmic sounds of West African music — drumming and singing — as students, faculty and staff listened and ...

Amid Black History Month celebrations in February, some local musicians say they are finding more opportunities at various venues to share their work and stories. One Bay Area man who plays an unusual ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...

ABUJA – In a digital age where African music is increasingly measured by streaming numbers, dance trends, luxury aesthetics and celebrity culture, a different kind of artist is quietly commanding ...

In a joyful expression of West African culture through dance, music and storytelling, the youth and professional dance companies from Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase the ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era in the music of west Africa. He was a charismatic performer and bandleader ...