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 ...

Islam was a modernizing influence in Africa, it imposed order among different societies, strengthened the powers of governments, and broke down ethnic loyalties. Islam is one of Africa's most widely ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop singer Youssou N'Dour's 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott by some Muslim fans, but in a new documentary about the album, "Egypt," he says the music has ...

University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. The field of “Islamic art” was defined by Europeans in the 1800s – and hinged on geography, style and ...

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...

Scholarship on Christian engagement of Islam in Africa is expanding, and many Africans, especially Christian theologians, are taking interest. The growth in scholarship on Islam and its varied ...