UK-based Nigerian-British concert pianist Rebeca Omordia, is repositioning African classical music for the global audiences through the African Concert Series at Wigmore Hall in London. She provides ...

No musician has been more devoted to exploring the connection between Afro-American classical music (jazz) and the ancestral spirits and rhythms of the African continent than Randy Weston. The ...

Uche Aghulor’s journey from a local choir to international acclaim is a story of technical mastery and a mission to elevate African classical music on the world stage. Her journey, which has taken her ...

MIKE: A NATIONALLY RENOWNED MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IS KICKING OFF IN SACRAMENTO TONIGHT. THE COLOUR OF MUSIC FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BLACK CLASSICAL COMPOSERS AND ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The classically trained South African cellist draws on musical traditions from across the globe for his debut album, “Where is Home (Hae Ke Kae).” By ...

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Three new categories have been added ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards: best African music performance, best alternative jazz album and best pop dance recording. Additionally, producer of the year, ...

The ennanga is an arched harp from Uganda, which players hold in their laps, traditionally used to accompany singing and storytelling. Hear a connection to Africa in William Grant Still’s Ennanga for ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...