COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A group of Central Ohio children got a taste of West African music, dancing and drumming on Friday. The Columbus Metropolitan Library invited kids aged 7-11 to celebrate ...

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 ...

The West African Highlife Band brings together an all-star group of distinguished West African music veterans who bring the classic sound from highlife’s golden age. Highlife originated in Ghana in ...

“Funeral for Justice,” the musician from Niger’s album due next month, amps up the urgency in his work: “I want you to know how serious this is.” By Ben Sisario “Funeral for Justice,” the new album by ...

WASHINGTON — Daddy Lumba, the Ghanaian highlife singer frequently ranked as the West African nation's greatest musical artist, died Saturday, after suffering a "short illness", according to the artist ...

African fans, Afrobeats enthusiasts, and everyone who likes underdog stories of artists working hard on their way to global recognition: rejoice! The Nigerian American superstar Davido, born David ...

The performance is part of Sonoma County Office of Education’s effort to promote the historic and current contributions of different ethnic groups. Clapping and dancing to the beat of African ...

For decades the Western world adopted the term Afrobeats to describe Pop music with sonic roots in Ghana and Nigeria and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa For decades the Western world adopted the ...