Back in the ’60s, the template for a protest singer was set as an earnest fingerstyle folkie, regaling a cross-legged audience in a Greenwich Village coffee house. 5,000 miles away, and a half-century ...

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Sheer Sound's new African Guitar Kings compilation features mostly original tunes by some of the most promising South African guitarists working today. From the opening African singing on the first ...

Award-winning jazz guitarist Louis Mhlanga has always let music take center stage. For the 67-year-old award-winning Zimbabwean, music has been the sole focus of his life. “I did nothing else except ...

JOHANNESBURG – His skull still open, a South African musician with a brain tumor played several notes on his guitar during a successful operation to remove most of the growth. Musa Manzini's ...

EAST COUNTYEAST COUNTY — Taylor Guitars, the 45-year-old acoustic guitar giant based in El Cajon, is playing a part in making the world a more sustainable place. The guitar company last month ...

Better than: Buying a plane ticket to Mali. Western listeners (that’s us, if you were wondering) often need comparisons to dig deeper into “world music.” If that’s what it takes, Wednesday night’s ...

African Guitar Summit is a star-studded selection of some of the most talented artists on the world scene. All are experts at their craft and bring a unique set of skills to the group. The true tie ...

It's a truism that drums are the heart and soul of African music. But not so fast: Over the past century, guitarists have redefined the sound of the continent. Two new releases, by Zimbabwean ...

Jimmy Dludlu - Common Dialogue, Selaelo Selota - Ma Modiegi, Ernie Smith - Lonely, Jonathon Butler - I found myself in you, Louis Mhlanga - Take me, Sipho Gumede - Stokvel Gumba, Musa Manzini - ...