Trumpeter Hugh Masekela and producer Stewart Levine organized the 1974 festival and produced the new album Zaire 74: The African Artists, which... Before The Rumble In The Jungle, Music Rang Out At ...

Offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music. It was recorded by the famous cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik between 1966 and 1993. These are audio-visual field ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

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 ...

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.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. AFRIMA, which is the pinnacle of recognition for African music globally is poised ...

In the fall of 1974, George Foreman and Muhammad Ali met in the country of Zaire, now called the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the legendary boxing match known as "The Rumble in the Jungle." ...