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Musicologists often pontificate about the African roots of the blues, but Corey Harris is that rare bluesman who actually felt compelled to explore the connection in his own music. For his latest CD, ...

Gnawa music is often likened to American blues and gospel. Gnawa music is a mixture of African rhythms and Islamic poetry created by enslaved West Africans brought to Morocco. For centuries, it was ...

Etran de L’Aïr (“stars of the Aïr region”) are a four-piece rock band from Agadez, Niger, a West African city that has an estimated population approximately the size of Santa Fe County, situated in 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 ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Taj Mahal Quintet and Sona Jobarteh at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 in Campbell Hall. Blues legend Taj Mahal will bring his voice and virtuosic multi-instrumentalism to this ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues in historic east Austin on Saturday and Sunday. Eastside ...

I have to hand it to the Putumayo label. Since it started as a soundtrack-provider to a clothing store in the early '90s, the operation has placed racks of CDs with friendly-primitivist art by Nicola ...