The air is hazy, filled with a powdery wood and metal mist and loaded with the mind-numbing noise of heavy machinery. Sawdust litters the concrete floor of the cold, cavernous factory. Large spiraling ...

African instruments are rich and unique in their sounds. With such uniqueness in sound, they have influenced music from other parts of the world. Here are 7 musical instruments whose origin dates back ...

For the people who say they have no rhythm, BaBa Eli Hoenai of Chicago would tell them that they’re missing a key organ–their heart. In celebration of Black History Month, he presented two workshops ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 13, 2022. Described as a cross between a harp, a lute, and a guitar, the kora is part of a musical tradition that dates back to the ...

The lamellophone is a musical instrument that has been used in many parts of Africa for centuries. A local name is assigned to brand it depending on how it’s made and the materials that go into its ...

When musicologist and performer Dizu Plaatjies and his percussion ensemble iBuyambo introduced one of their songs at a recent Music in Africa performance at the Wits Theatre, he held a caïamb in his ...

Dr. Amanda Villepastour, curator of the Musical Instrument Museum‘s Africa and Middle East galleries, is leaving the north Phoenix museum. Villepastour, whose last day at MIM is December 17, declined ...

Mpho Molikeng, a multi-talented Mosotho musician has worked says over his 20-year music career, he has learnt how to play over 150 African musical instruments. Apart from that, he can also make some ...

The White Sulphur Springs Public Library will host an African percussion concert featuring Sarah Hann at 6 p.m. Thursday. In addition to providing information about African music, Hann will perform ...