In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African pop star to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he ...

While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of Afrobeats’ international popularity, musicians including Tyla and Burna Boy are now pushing for global recognition beyond the genre.

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

Andy Kershaw, who has died aged 66, was an award-winning radio and television presenter, and the first of his breed to make ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Thursday night is the culmination of a unique battle of the bands competition in Montreal. It’s called Syli D’Or, which means “the golden elephant” in a hybrid of French and Bambara, the language ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A band with African roots will spread its beat in Bozeman Friday, Sept. 23, at the Zebra Cocktail ...

Under the theme Icon-Inspired Music Excellence', this year's Metro FM Music Awards promises a fusion of tradition and innovation, taking place on April 25, at the Durban International Convention ...

Music veteran Charles Goldstuck has warned Africa risks becoming a consumer, not a shaper, of generative AI music.

Josplay is using a new partnership with Sony Music Entertainment to push a different kind of streaming technology, one built on cultural ...