Two sisters who grew up during the Gold Rush era became America's first black opera singers in Sacramento. They had a unique talent for singing and made their debuts at the Sacramento Metropolitan ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - West and Central African singing stars will record a song in March in the Senegalese capital Dakar to raise money for victims of last month's earthquake in Haiti, the musical project ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform July 18 in Mechanics Hall. The male a cappella vocal group from South Africa dates back to 1960. The group's songs are centered around "hope, peace and love," says ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi’s “Broken Chord” considers the 19th-century tour of a group of South African singers to England and North America.

Miriam Makeba, also known as Mama Africa, who died last month, was considered one of the best singers in the world. We walk through the other artists paving the way in South Africa.

CHICAGO | When rapper K'naan was recording songs peppered with tales about warfare, poverty and despair in his native Somalia, there were people who told him he should consider abandoning his socially ...

Popular Nigerian singers Burna Boy and Wizkid have been listed among the ten most-watched African singers on YouTube. The duo reaffirmed their place as a global music icon. The latest list seen by The ...

The Gullah-Geechee people are descendants of West Africans who settled on coastal islands from North Carolina to Georgia. The Voices of Gullah is a singing group composed of members in their 70s and ...

Long before musical instruments graced the world, the human voice reigned supreme, weaving melodies and harmonies that ...