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I did research on traditional African instruments, performing techniques and the structure of African music. Much traditional African music differs from European music, in that often the performer and ...

BIRD ISLAND - Siama Matuzungidi and Dallas Johnson brought the rural Congolese soukous sound to Bird Island Wednesday to kick off Bird Island Days at the Bird Island Cultural Centre. The duo performed ...

Binta Nia Bey Al-Rasul and Janet McDonald sing and play instruments at the Celebration of African Cultures.[Tiger Hatch/The Daily Pennsylvanian] As a child, you probably never thought that the common ...

The University of South Africa, Unisa, made history with the inaugural Unisa African Music Festival hosted on 26 and 27 September 2025 at its Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria. The two-day event brought ...

Daara J's raps flow in English, French and the West-African language of Woolof. Along with typical hip-hop elements like turntables and samplers, Daara J uses traditional African instruments like the ...

It’s been over a decade since Milwaukeeans gathered en masse to celebrate African culture and heritage. But, thanks to the work of three local women, the African Cultural Festival is slated to take ...

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