First things first. The gyil is a traditional West African xylophone with dried gourd resonators hung below most or all of its hardwood keys. (A similar instrument is called a “balafon” in Francophone ...

Ghanaian musician and highlife/afrobeat legend Ebo Taylor will be on tour this fall with longtime collaborator and artist in his own right, Pat Thomas. The tour is presented by Jazz is Dead (aka ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...

This May BAM's DanceAfrica Festival will celebrate the artistic vitality and revolutionary history of Ghana, through dance, music, and community. Under the artistic direction of Abdel R. Salaam, ...

Ebo Taylor became one of Ghana’s major prolific musicians in the 1950s and ’60s, making his signature Ghanaian highlife that influenced the father of afrobeat, Fela Kuti. As highlife and afrobeat ...

Ghanaian artist Rocky Dawuni spreads positivity through his music and actions — something we certainly could use more of. The ‘Afro Roots’ sound he has crafted over his two-decades plus career bends ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages (Image Credits: Flickr) The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The festival hosts the National Dance Company of Ghana at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. “You’re getting the best of all the dances.” Gifty Sowu, left, and Faustina Amankwah of ...