Tabu Ley, one of the stars of 'Congo Funk!', and his band African Fiesta National in 1970 From the south bank’s perspective, the two-way musical trade between each country was complicated in 1971 when ...

This year has seen the untimely deaths of two of the world’s most important cultural ambassadors. The Congolese rumba composer and TPOK Jazz singer Pepe Ndombe Opetum passed on around the same time we ...

In June, trombonist and bandleader Delfeayo Marsalis wanted to plan a livestreaming concert with his Uptown Jazz Orchestra for a Juneteenth celebration. But by the time the idea came together, it was ...

As people sought shelter under old oak trees, the Louisiana rain played percussion on the puddles. Just above that familiar sound, the siren song of Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra ...

It’s a slow week for touring acts in New Orleans, but the local offerings include a free festival in Armstrong Park with an array of jazz and brass bands. Ever More Nest Local singer-songwriter Kelcy ...

"The Integral language of Black Africa" by Leopold Sedar Senghor. Program notes, and texts (in Bantu with English translations) bound into each container. Recorded in: Fort Rousset (Congo (Brazzaville ...

When Americans get a chance to hear live music from Africa, there’s usually a disconnect: we don’t understand the lyrics, we don’t know how a style developed or from what, and in the case of ...

Later this month, Jon Batiste will release a new album of solo piano compositions, Beethoven Blues, via Verve/Interscope. The Grammy and Oscar-winning musician’s new single, “5th Symphony in Congo ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage in the Ivory Coast in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the private morgue where his body was ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 14 people died when a power cut caused a crush at a crowded music festival in Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday, a local government spokesman said. The crush ...