Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

The roots of puppetry in Africa are as deep and varied as the continent itself. For millennia, numerous African cultures have ...

The most significant wind instrument in West Africa is the algaita, a large oboe-like instrument. It has a strong, almost piercing sound that can be heard for miles, ideal for open-air festivities and ...

A South African man has gone online to officially drum support for Chidimma in the race to become the next Miss Universe. The ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

The distinctive quality of African music lies in its rhythmic structure and scholarly work on this music has usually stressed drumming as the site at which 'complex' rhythms are cultivated. Kofi Agawu ...

One Drum is an EP that celebrates the cultural ties that unite Africa and its diaspora. Leading the project is the song Stop ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

With his unique style and dance moves, the 22-year-old is dancing to the beat of his own drum. This year ... She has a different take on South Africa's gqom music. This is usually instrumental ...

In all the vast reaches of the Central African Federation ... the sound of jungle drums rolled down from Mzimba’s leopard-haunted mountains, as Mmbelwa II, paramount chief of the Angoni ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.