A West African banjo-like akonting instrument on display in Spain’s the Casa Museo del Timple, Lanzarote.CREDIT: own work/Creative Commons “Same thing with the fiddle,” he continued.

Stage “Almost Maine” is a surreal, humorous and sweet series of romantic vignettes set in a cold place, and 11 After Theatre ...

About halfway through the second act on Sunday night at Jazz at Lincoln Center, artistic director Wynton Marsalis told us about Hagar, an Old Testament figure who has a large role in African American ...

The weekend brings the 44th Annual Rockford Home Show, Jerry Seinfeld and the opening of the Camp Grant exhibition at Midway ...

His vocals are dreamlike, floating above the fray and weaving in and out of time with Gendel and Melanson’s temperate harp and drums. The traditional hymn ... the nightingales’ migratory return from ...

Williams accompanied his vocals with a guitar while Dad Tracy played a one-string fiddle and Casey “Kokomo ... believe the song was based on an African American folk song called Long John ...

Javoen Byrd, executive director of the Hawk Foundation, gave a 30-minute interactive drum facilitation Tuesday afternoon at ...

In continued celebration of Black History Month, the Rootead Youth Drum and Dance Ensemble (RYDDE) performed in their annual ...

This year's showcase theme was Embodying the Elements, focusing on the elements of "earth, fire, water and air through African diaspora dance and drum," according to Rootead's Youth Enrichment ...

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African imam who devoted his life to promoting gay rights and tolerance for L.G.B.T.Q. Muslims was shot and killed in the coastal city of Gqeberha on Saturday ...

It'd hard not to love fiddle leaf figs (Ficus lyrata). These beautiful plants are adored for their large, glossy leaves, and their sculptural silhouette. They can be a real statement piece in a ...