Today in Music History for Feb. 15: ...

For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North.

Long a collectors’ holy grail, this searching, atmospheric soundtrack recorded for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium in 1993 mixes spiritual jazz with avant-garde pan-Africanism.

Fela Kuti has become the first African to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards.

The 69th Grammy Awards have reignited questions over the essence of the African Music Performance Category, which Tyla won ...

The 33-year-old blues musician first came to the city as a fan attending the Chicago Blues Festival. He’s now a staple of the local blues scene.

It's turning up in Ghana, South Africa, And Nigeria. The global movement Detty December turns African cities Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; and Cape Town, South Africa, into cultural centers for music, ...

January Blues Festival has announced the full lineup for its 2026 edition, returning to 229 London on Great Portland Street. Presented by AGMP Concerts, the festival will feature nineteen nights of ...

The Buckingham Blues Bar in Fort Myers was recently named one of the 10 best dive bars in Florida. Owner Tommy Lee Cook transformed the venue from a rough biker bar into a renowned live music ...

The World Famous Buckingham Blues Bar in Fort Myers was named one of the best dive bars in Florida. Owner Tommy Lee Cook transformed the former biker bar into a venue for original live blues music.

DUBLIN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus heads to Ireland this week with a chance to earn his first win at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, returning to the country where he made important ...