Daara J's raps flow in English, French and the West-African language of Woolof. Along with typical hip-hop elements like turntables and samplers, Daara J uses traditional African instruments like the ...

Growing up in the West African country of Mali, Bassekou Kouyate recalls the tradition of the Ngoni running through the veins of his culture since he was a child. An instrument dating back nearly ...

Photo: Pritesh Naithoo GET MUSICAL: Local musician Pops Mohammed teams up with The Orbit Jazz CLub to conduct children's masterclasses, where children are taught how to play traditional African ...

Now Oyer’s diverse collection of traditional African instruments, artifacts and fabrics will be on display in the college’s Good Library Gallery in an “African Arts” exhibit through Feb. 22, with an ...

The University of South Africa, Unisa, made history with the inaugural Unisa African Music Festival hosted on 26 and 27 September 2025 at its Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria. The two-day event brought ...

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 ...