Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he writes about the Roots of ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. When Cindy Rancourt was living in her native ...

The drums are called Atumpan, considered a Ghanaian talking drum due to its ability to imitate language. In 1965, they journeyed to UCLA from Ghana through a musical collaboration between Mantle Hood, ...

In the winter of 2017, the African music scene was rocked by explosive comments about African countries emanating from the highest office in our country. In this political climate, it felt especially ...

It's about the music, not who's in the band." The Bizung Family is poised to start a new, international chapter in Alidu's hometown of Tamale, where Alidu, with help from the Playing For Change ...

Ghana's vibrant capital, Accra, once again sets the stage for a historic global music moment this December 2025, as the inaugural Talking Drums Festival ( ) brings together some of the world's biggest ...

Since 1999, Kofi Mawuko has been sharing Ghanaian culture with the Chattanooga area, but his international influence began in his youth, with the universal language of music. Mawuko, 60, began ...

An elderly woman has gone viral after a video showed her surreal, energetic drumming skills in church. The clip was shared online by an amazed church member.

When Ghanian artist Azizaa Mystic started taking her music career seriously, she began to incorporate West African deities into her lyrics. “If I’m going to sing, I’m going to sing about what I’m ...