Historically, Black people have had to find ways to uplift one another and celebrate life— even in the face of racism and inhumane treatment. As the Black community celebrates Juneteenth, the AFRO is ...

Africa's music festival landscape has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry, and as we sit here , it's impossible to ...

Based in London and of Nigerian descent, Afro B is making a global footprint with his timeless music. Afro B created the term “Afrowave” which is a fusion of hip-hop, dance hall, and Afrobeat melodies ...

The academy also announced the best alternative jazz album award and is allowing all Grammy voters, who have limitations in the number of categories they can vote in, to put their bids in for ...

Get up afro Latina. That is the identity that exists in the caribbean and throughout latin America much which is attributed to black culture, that music, the food, the dance, you know, it's so rooted ...

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...

ATLANTA - "Listen, and let your body move." That was the advice we received last year ahead of a unique festival in Atlanta -- and this weekend, we're ready to do it all over again. The 14th annual ...

Sayan Dey receives funding from NRF SarChi Chair of Wits Centre for Diversity Studies, University of Witwatersrand. He is also a Faculty Fellow at Harriet Tubman Research Institute, York University, ...

As the Latin trap anthem “Singamo” rings over the speakers at the Echo in Echo Park, more than 50 people sing along and twerk onstage. Dina Ben-Nissan and Courtney Hollinquest take turns spinning ...

Three new Grammys will be handed out at next year’s awards show. On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the additional categories of Best African Performance, Best Pop Dance Recording, and Best ...