I’ve always been a quiet person. I never had the easiest time with words or people. The skies were the only ones who knew my stories. I often thought that those who could express themselves without ...

Jean Kidula's students don't just learn about the music of Africa and other continents when they take her classes in the University of Georgia's Hugh Hodgson School of Music. They usually also wind up ...

This summer, we profiled some of the Tucsonans who make the arts a reality. We conclude our series this week with kalimba aficionado Mark Holdaway. It took Mark Holdaway 43 years to find that buying, ...

African instruments are rich and unique in their sounds. With such uniqueness in sound, they have influenced music from other parts of the world. Here are 7 musical instruments whose origin dates back ...

The Bandarimba Arts founder is among the few local manufacturers of traditional music instruments such as mbira (thump piano), , hosho (rattles) and ngoma (traditional drums). He developed passion for ...

The National Troupe of Nigeria on Sunday said plans were underway to produce a performance of an African traditional musical instrument orchestra. Artistic Director of NTN, Kaltume Bulama-Gana, said ...