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Back in the ’60s, the template for a protest singer was set as an earnest fingerstyle folkie, regaling a cross-legged audience in a Greenwich Village coffee house. 5,000 miles away, and a half-century ...

Better than: Buying a plane ticket to Mali. Western listeners (that’s us, if you were wondering) often need comparisons to dig deeper into “world music.” If that’s what it takes, Wednesday night’s ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Lionel Loueke didn't pick up the guitar until he was 17. Growing up in the West African country of Benin, he was much more immersed in traditional African music, and by age 9, ...

Award-winning jazz guitarist Louis Mhlanga has always let music take center stage. For the 67-year-old award-winning Zimbabwean, music has been the sole focus of his life. “I did nothing else except ...

The Voice is going to kickoff the concert series. South African artist Vusi “The Voice” Mahlasela will start Season 45 of the Performing Arts and Culture Series 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Juneau Arts & ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - On Thursday night, June 20, the Beachland Ballroom will welcome Mdou Moctar, the band and the singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been referred to as the “Hendrix of the Sahara.” ...

African Guitar Summit is a star-studded selection of some of the most talented artists on the world scene. All are experts at their craft and bring a unique set of skills to the group. The true tie ...

Offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music. It was recorded by the famous cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik between 1966 and 1993. These are audio-visual field ...

Even hardcore African music enthusiasts get confused by the idea of Congolese rumba. It's the result of so many transatlantic crossings—in both directions, over hundreds of years—that it's hard to ...

It's a truism that drums are the heart and soul of African music. But not so fast: Over the past century, guitarists have redefined the sound of the continent. Two new releases, by Zimbabwean ...