Senegal has its acclaimed Saint-Louis Jazz Festival and Dak’Art Biennale, Burkina Faso’s mammoth film festival, FESPACO, while Benin’s return to ancestral art and Cote d’Ivoire’s resurgent nightlife ...

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In a moment that felt both confession and coronation, Burna Boy bowed to Fela Kuti while lifting himself above his peers.

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College of the Canyons professor Dr. Eddie Becton will deliver the scholarly presentation "The Soul of a Nation: A History of ...

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The restoration of Esther’s Orbit Room, a historic blues club in West Oakland, will include a performance venue and bar, ...

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Producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois joined U2 for a second consecutive time when they headed to Dublin to record The Joshua ...

Music is an immeasurably important aspect of any culture. Through music, communities pass on stories of history, hardships, ...

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

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