Hermic Tshizanga Tshabukole, professionally known as Hermic H20 and a 31-year-old native of Kitwe, Zambia, who was raised in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, found himself on the wrong ...
From Gao to Havana and from Abidjan to Paris, the maestro used his music to build a cultural bridge between Africa and Havana’s Malecón, a major gathering place for cultural events in Cuba. By ...
Built on a former plantation, Angola is a longstanding symbol of American punitiveness, where men still do farm labor in the ...
Kotelemela Bolingo brings together revolutionary artists from around the world to honor Assata Shakur and Pauline Lumumba ...
The classic country standard was a breakthrough hit for the powerhouse singer, earning her a Grammy Award for Best Female ...
Keyboardist Randy McCormick—who wrote number-one hits for Conway Twitty, Eddie Rabbitt, and Dolly Parton—turns 74 today.
Fifty-four years ago today, singer-songwriter Buck Owens topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart with his classic song ...
Congo Square is still a rich place to hear music. Every year, Mardi Gras Indians stage friendly musical battles underneath its live oak trees. "Congo Square is ground zero of what I would consider the ...
One of the birthplaces of American music is Congo Square in New Orleans, where enslaved people gathered to sing, dance, drum, and preserve their traditions.