For many people around the world, things that Americans take for granted — such as clean water or education — become luxuries only the wealthy can afford. Often, children who come from impoverished ...

The Imani Milele Children’s Choir from Uganda, Africa will perform on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 1115 28th Ave. SW, Albany. The members of the group of the choir ...

When traveling to war-torn Uganda in the 1970s, the human rights activist Ray Barnett witnessed the horrors of dictator Idi Amin’s reign of terror: the gunfire from his death squads, the villages they ...

When the African Children’s Choir performs, says Paul Hansen of Great Falls, it’s not all about the songs. It’s about the soul. “You know, you might be having a pretty rough day,” says Paul, the ...

It was quite the hootenanny — P.S. 56 students in Bedford -Stuyvesant sang a West African folk song called “Funga Alafia,” while jumping and dancing and spinning inside the school auditorium. They ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...

Heritage Month is a time for South Africans to celebrate their roots, yet many young people feel anxious about losing the traditional songs that carry their culture’s wisdom and history. To bridge ...