Mombasa, Kenya: The king of Taarab music, Mohamed Khamis Juma Balo, is dead. He died in his house in Mombasa’s Old Town on Saturday night after ailing for long. Bhalo who practised Taarab for over ...

Not so long ago, Christopher John's days were spent herding his family's goats and cows in a rural part of Zanzibar, the tropical island off the coast of Tanzania. But he always loved music and used ...

The 48th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will feature a series of evening concerts. The Festival will be held Wednesday, June 25, through Sunday, June 29, and Wednesday, July 2, through Sunday, ...

Introduction : composing the music of Africa / Malcolm Floyd -- Melodic and rhythmic aspects of African music / Christopher James -- Egyptian folk music / Adel Kamel -- Roots of Ghanaian composers / ...