They remain unforgettable in the musical scene in Africa. Their songs have sold millions in copies with massive awards and recognitions across the globe. Here are five African music legends: Fela ...

NPR's Farai Chideya talks with music writers Tom Terrell and Christina Roden about "Legends of African Music" — some of the continent's top artists featured in this month's Global Rhythm magazine.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By late ’66, however, all that had changed. After a run of successes and having experienced the full mania of the record industry, ...

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 ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

Fireboy DML’s highly anticipated fourth album ‘Adedamola’ is a love tribute to African music’s rich history, featuring collaboration with legendary singer Lagbaja amongst others. In a recent interview ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

Latin music is one of music’s most diverse, influential, and exciting genres. Its roots come from traditional African music that, along with its people, made its way to Havana, New Orleans, and ...