The aesthetic dimensions of African musical instruments are not only visual, but aural and symbolic as well. As cultural objects, they can represent and reinforce political authority, social ...

Breaking Boundaries with Rhythm, Melody, Culture, and Innovation. Globally celebrated figure and legendary musician, composer, instrumentalist, DJ, and producer Michael Prince Johnson has released his ...

The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created during the Malian Empire by the Mandé people across regions including Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. Picture a goblet ...

How African instruments, rhythms, and innovators shaped the genre long before it became a cultural symbol of the American South. Long before country music became a billion-dollar cultural force, its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "How come we've never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?" This was posted by a first-year college student to my world ...

The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

Exhibition tour: National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., April 23-June 18, 1989; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, July 16-September 10 ...

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 ...

Described as a cross between a harp, a lute, and a guitar, the kora is part of a musical tradition that dates back to the 13th century Mali Empire, which stretched across much of West Africa. The ...

Because brass instruments are costly, many owners prefer sending them to Kenya for repairs rather than entrusting them to ...

EVERETT — A nonstop flight from Seattle to Africa will take close to 20 hours and cost thousands. But life on the continent can be experienced for free this weekend in Everett. The first-ever Sounds ...