When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre into what it is today. From smooth and sultry vocals to bold, ...

Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...

Stars and songs from a bygone era will be brought back to life by local talent Saturday night at Bert's Warehouse Theater in Detroit's Eastern Market. Headlined by the Satin Doll Revue, the Black ...

These eight women aren’t just charting, they are changing how the world hears Africa. Each one carries a distinct sound, story, and spirit. Once considered niche, African genres like Afrobeats and ...

African artists are having a moment on the global stage. And Tems? Baby… she is undeniably leading that charge. The British-Nigerian artist has spent the last few years racking up (and I truly mean ...

University of Pretoria provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. The immediate public reaction to the death of Gloria Bosman from a short respiratory illness on 14 March 2023 was ...

Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria As a researcher who documents historical and current South African jazz and popular music, I believe Mdunyelwa merits ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...