Long a collectors’ holy grail, this searching, atmospheric soundtrack recorded for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium in 1993 mixes spiritual jazz with avant-garde pan-Africanism.

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring trumpeter ...

His legendary jazz fused American style and Cuban rhythms with East Africa’s pentatonic scales. Now, at age 82, Mulatu ...

South Africa’s cultural landscape is shaped by a wide range of musical traditions, but few genres reflect indigenous identity ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages (Image Credits: Flickr) The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, ...

It was the Toubab Quartet, rather than the full Krewe, that took the stage at Woodlands Tavern. With bassist Justin Kimmel away, guitarist Drew Heller played a hybrid Hellcat six-string bass, giving ...

Country folks are proud of their lifestyle and their heritage, as they should be! From the heart of the Deep South to the furthest reaches of the Wild West, country living can take many different ...

The ennanga is an arched harp from Uganda, which players hold in their laps, traditionally used to accompany singing and storytelling. Hear a connection to Africa in William Grant Still’s Ennanga for ...

Back in 2020, folk musician Jake Blount launched into national awareness with the release of his debut album, “Spider Tales.” The project was, by some measures, a conventional interpretation of ...

Has anyone ever played a trick on you? Playing tricks can be harmless – even funny. But they can also be harmful, because feelings get hurt… and that’s not funny at all. In today’s tale, a sneaky ...

This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...