FITCHBURG — Fitchburg State University will present a kora performance by internationally renowned composer, musician and educator John Hughes at 4 p.m. Monday, in the main lounge at Hammond Hall.

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This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

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 ...

The story of one of Mali's most prominent musicians and how his instrument was destroyed in transit made news all over the world last month. Ballaké Sissoko accused the Transportation Security ...

The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...

The All Africa Music Awards has announced a new cultural partnership with the British High Commission in Nigeria to expand creative exchange, deepen cultural ties, and open wider global opportunities ...