Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

The Grammy-winning artist opens up about her Hennessy partnership, her Leading Vibe Initiative, and her mission to empower the next generation of women in music.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African jazz artist Musa Manzini has played his music all over the world, but one performance stands out - strumming his guitar while surgeons operated on his brain. A ...

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My name is ...

She’s the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a jazz category. She is also the first Rwandan or Ugandan to ever be nominated for a Grammy. And she is the first East African actor ...

Jazz helped reshape the visual arts. Artists like Romare Bearden and Jackson Pollock translated jazz's energy, rhythm, and ...

On June 13 the sad news arrived that legendary South African drummer and composer Louis Moholo-Moholo had passed away at 85 after a long illness. Louis, “Tebogo,” Bra Louis, as he was variously and ...

PRINCE GEORGE's COUNTY, MD — The 7th annual Celebrate Africa Festival will take place Sept. 22 during African Heritage Month. The festival acknowledges the contributions and impact of the African ...

A ward-winning South African jazz artist Ernie Smith opens up about his creative journey and his latest offering, Heya, an introspective song that explores complexities of love.