Apr. 18—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, ...

Traditional blues travels around the world on this session of emotional music. Except for "Lonesome Road," Dan Treanor wrote all the songs; Frankie Lee sings 'em with passion. While the timbres ...

Corey Harris. M.C. Records. I became a big Corey Harris fan about the time he released his acclaimed Greens from the Garden album in 1999, one that blended New Orleans roots music with Mississippi ...

From Sao Paulo to Sweden, thousands of people around the world, including priests, police, ministers and frontline workers, have posted clips of themselves dancing to South African house song ...

On this, their fifth album for Delmark, the Ritual Trio sticks to the formula that has served them well on past outings for the label, that of welcoming a legendary guest star into the fold. This time ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Singer Bessie Smith’s recording career lasted only 10 years, but during that time she created a body of work that helped shape the sound of the 20th century. Her first single, “Downhearted Blues” — ...

The perfect playlist will act as the soundtrack to all the moments in your life- whether you’re getting amped for a huge week, feeling the blues or celebrating your city.  Spotify’s West ...

The National Museum of African American Music has six interactive sections covering 50 genres of music with a focus on gospel, blues, jazz, R&B and hip-hop. By Kelundra Smith If you want to trace the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mohamed Yousuf proudly displays a wooden plaque that celebrates how his business, Horn of Africa, has been a staple at the Portland Saturday Market for 30 years. “I am very ...