James Gadson, a drummer who played with Diana Ross, Bill Withers, Beck, Paul McCartney, and others, died at age 86.

Landing at Victoria Falls International Airport is not merely an arrival, but an initiation. The journey into one of southern Africa’s last great wilderness frontiers begins before your feet touch the ...

Whereas Catholic pews across the faith’s European and American heartlands are often empty, in Congo and much of Africa they are heaving. At the current pace, as many as half the world’s Catholics ...

Main St. The exhibition, featuring work by local artists, will be on display through April 17, with artwork available for ...

Students are learning about the cultural significance behind music and dance in West Africa through the world music drumming ...

In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of global folk traditions, women have long turned to music as a subtle yet potent form of resistance. Denied access to formal platforms of power political ...

Congo Square is set to thrum back to life next weekend, as the Congo Square Rhythms Festival returns to Louis Armstrong Park ...

The annual Congo Square Rhythms Festival is returning this year, bringing some of the African cultural traditions practiced ...

The walls of The Sunshine Cultural Arts Center in East St. Louis, seen on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, are lined with photos of ...

Multi-talented entertainer Robot Boii, born Mzwakhe Mbuli Jr., is searching for South Africa’s next generation of dance and music talent. The Pimville-born creative, who is also the son of legendary ...

It’s a Wednesday night in Charlotte, and you can hear the rhythmic tapping of Mexican folklórico boots from the studio next door. That’s when 12-year-old J.P. Contreras takes a moment to share what ...

The FAMU Marching 100's first female head drum major has performed on many stages before, but the 2026 Oscars is the latest ...