A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based ...

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 ...

Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for ...

For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later, it laid the foundation for spirituals and gospel songs.

Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards. He was honored posthumously on ...

Fela Kuti’s Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Is a Major Win for African Music LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording ...