Charlotte-area organizations like El Alma de la Luna, Dances of India and Charlotte African Drum and Dance Collective elevate ...

The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of history with a heartbeat that traces back to the African continent. At the ...

“African drums have long been used to communicate, celebrate, mourn and inspire — echoing through peace and war, planting and harvest, birth and death,” shared Cheenu.

Congo Square is set to thrum back to life next weekend, as the Congo Square Rhythms Festival returns to Louis Armstrong Park ...

The annual Congo Square Rhythms Festival is returning this year, bringing some of the African cultural traditions practiced ...

In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of global folk traditions, women have long turned to music as a subtle yet potent ...

A violent surge in attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP has left over 100 people dead, including dozens of soldiers, across Borno, Adamawa, ...

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday ...

Although his journey into music wasn’t planned, it grew naturally. Beat by beat. Elijah first sat behind a drum kit in a Ugandan church as a child, long before he realised those rhythms would shape ...

African traditions are steeped in the wisdom of nature, with many practices focusing on healing and wellness. These age-old ...

Benin is little known for its influence on African popular music. It is better known as the home of vodun, an ancient ...

A sacred drum that once served as a powerful communication tool for communities in Ivory Coast has returned home more than a century after it was seized during French colonial rule. Known as the ...