The aesthetic dimensions of African musical instruments are not only visual, but aural and symbolic as well. As cultural objects, they can represent and reinforce political authority, social ...

African instruments are rich and unique in their sounds. With such uniqueness in sound, they have influenced music from other parts of the world. Here are 7 musical instruments whose origin dates back ...

The kakaki, a metal trumpet about 10 feet long, is traditionally played in African countries. This is the kakaki. It's a traditional African musical instrument played at official ceremonies for the ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era ...

The University of South Africa (Unisa) hosted its inaugural African Music Festival over the weekend at its main campus in Pretoria offering a unique celebration of Africa’s rich musical heritage ...

AFA copy 39088019750660 gift from Janet Stanley. Percival Kirby was a musician and ethnomusicologist and for many years head of the music department at the University of the Witwatersrand, ...

EVERETT — A nonstop flight from Seattle to Africa will take close to 20 hours and cost thousands. But life on the continent can be experienced for free this weekend in Everett. The first-ever Sounds ...

How African instruments, rhythms, and innovators shaped the genre long before it became a cultural symbol of the American South. Long before country music became a billion-dollar cultural force, its ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The mentorship program for young African-American boys, Pucci Percussion, has been around for nearly 10 years. Leader Herbert Green’s journey began years ago when he was a ...

Boudina McConnachie is affiliated with Rhodes University and hosted Madosini at ILAM funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 2021. Renowned African musician, songwriter and storyteller Latozi ...