In 2025, Palestinian music, food and fashion transcended borders, transforming culture into a global language of resistance, ...

Mohamed was born on December 10, 1949 in the working-class gold-mining town of Benoni in South Africa. By his mid-teens, the ...

When Bolepu Mathabatha met with Pops Mohamed to repair his damaged kora, the moment felt like renewal rather than loss. In a short video posted on social media, Mohamed can be seen thanking Mathabatha ...

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PLACE. A FIRST OF ITS KIND MUSIC PROGRAM IS SOON COMING TO WINSTON-SALEM. UNC SCHOOL OF THE ARTS IS LAUNCHING THE AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ...

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy ...

From generation to generation, stories, songs and history are passed down through western African Griots — hereditary historians — who are tasked with the knowledge of over 800 years of history. That ...

Corridos is a genre that has been around for generations. Now, it's hitting the charts in a new style, inspiring bands in New Mexico. "Corridos tumbados changed up the whole Mexican music." Corridos ...

The Grammy Awards have added a Best Traditional Country Album category and renamed the Best Country Album category to Best Contemporary Country Album. The Recording Academy defines traditional country ...

It has been said that Ali Boulo Santo was “born with a kora in his hands,” and he is surely one of his generation’s most refined experts in the traditional skills that run in the Cissoko family.

There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys a roaring resurgence. It's resonating "fiercely" with young people, who "roar out the lyrics" in pubs under ...