The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

Other subgenres include blues, boogie-woogie, swing, Afro-Cuban jazz as well as Cape jazz, with the name being a reference to Cape Town and which is performed in the very southern ...

GBH Music's Sam Brewer talks about GBH Music Presents JazzNow, Jazz Nights and the musical talent they have lined up.

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 ...

Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

Early bird ticket sales for the highly anticipated Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) officially open Tuesday.

As the Diamond City Jazz Festival honours a generational talent exchange and brings together jazz greats and 'soon-to-be ...

Nélida Karr (Equatorial Guinea): In Africa, Jazz found a natural resonance with traditional rhythms and melodies. Artists like Hugh Masekela in South Africa and Manu Dibango in Cameroon blended ...