For a century, the Grand Ole Opry has been the traditional lodestar of country music. But around Nashville, Kat Chen finds new venues fostering a more inclusive scene.

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David Amram has just turned 95. He’s still playing gigs — including two sets with his jazz quintet on Tuesday at Dizzy’s Club ...

When Western missionaries arrived in Africa in the 19th century, they disallowed the use of native musical instruments in ...

The Black Cowboy,” a new docuseries executive produced by Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions that is now streaming on ...

Bridget Jones' star Chiwetel Ejiofor joins the creative team of the RSC musical 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'.

Like, really change the world?” Abumrad, one of our most distinctive podcast-makers, is a natural guide to Fela Kuti’s story. On “Radiolab,” the public-radio science show that Abumrad founded, ...

Over the last decade, Kotoko Brass has established itself as one of the city's most unique and creative ambassadors of West ...

Senegalese bassist and singer Alune Wade celebrates his album New African Orleans with his septet in an exclusive KNKX studio ...

Their impact is especially visible online, where African artists dominate viral charts, TikTok challenges and YouTube trends.

Gang-related violence and murder are a pandemic affecting far too many of our residents in the Western Cape. The lives of innocent children, mothers, fathers, and grandparents have been senselessly ...

In an opinion piece for The Guardian Fiona Harvey and Matthew Taylor wrote that it was time for gas exploration in Africa to stop. “Africa must embrace renewable energy and forgo exploration of its ...