Amapiano is one of South Africa's biggest musical exports, thanks to its viral dance challenges and catchy beats. West ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she ...

David Byrne has a long history of celebrating the music of the African continent, and recently curated a playlist of his ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

Growing up in a rural part of Tennessee, Keenan Webster would listen to gospel music at church, and hear the influence of ...

jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of people were taken from Africa to America and the West Indies, especially during the period ...

Audiomack’s rise in West Africa was initially unintentional, but it has since become a case study in the potential of emerging markets and how smaller music platforms can thrive alongside ...

Our four non-Western music ensembles—open to both music majors and non-music majors—explore West African Highlife, Japanese, Gamelan and Latin American traditions. Each ensemble presents one public ...