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Africa: On Music, Activism, and Empowering Africa's Next Generation
Interview - A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa's future, and breaking boundaries.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: African spirit and culture shaped American music and instruments
Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...
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At 90, the Ghanaian Highlife Pioneer Ebo Taylor Finds a New Voice
The label Jazz Is Dead is boosting his rediscovery. By David Peisner Ebo Taylor has been a force in West African music since the 1960s as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: From blues to hip hop, African influence makes America rock — and roll
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 ...
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From Music to Trade: Africa’s Cultural Proliferation and Economic Growth
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