Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...

Artists in Africa combine sort of traditional west African rhythms with ... I hope it goes well. Fusion music describes what happens when musical styles are combined together to make something ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa's future, and breaking boundaries.Grammy winner and UNICEF ambassador, Angélique Kidjo, shares insights on blending cultures, ...

Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy ... which blended the vibrant rhythms of highlife - a popular West African genre - with the energetic styles of rock and soul. In 1969, Osei co-founded ...