Artists from the continent are breaking into the Western mainstream. We’ve got a playlist for your weekend cookout. By Desiree Ibekwe This week, The Times published a profile of Tems, a 28-year-old ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...

Singer Msaki and Johnny's son, Jesse, came together with several other South African musicians to record 'Scatterlings: Johnny Clegg Reimagined' ...

Billboard has rounded up 16 songs by R&B and rap artists that sample old African songs. By Heran Mamo Aminé‘s third studio album 13 Months of Sunshine — which dropped Friday (May 16) — pays homage to ...

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...

A new award category for music from the continent reflects its exploding cultural and commercial appeal in the United States and beyond. Last December, the Recording Academy convened a listening ...

Africa Alive! Folksongs from Southern Africa is coming to the heart of Bedford for one night only on Saturday, October 3. The ...

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent. “Nigeria and South Africa are dominating the most,” said Tuma Basa, ...