With her first solo Grammy award nomination, Nigerian sensation Yemi Alade is getting the recognition she’s worked so hard for.

No matter what transpires at the Grammy Awards, Nigeria has already secured the ultimate victory: cultural sovereignty. By ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

David Byrne has been a huge fan of African music, taking major inspiration from the continent's varied songs, including these contemporary acts ...

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

Interview - Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader ...

Miriam Helmick talks to "20/20" about that fateful day. Fifteen years ago, Miriam Helmick was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of her second husband, Colorado businessman Alan ...

Education: Wesleyan University, BA in College Social Studies ; Oxford University, MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies Miriam Berger, a staff writer on The Post's international news desk in ...

Miriam Makeba, a key figure in African music history, spent much of her 76 years promoting African culture globally. The ...

South African flautist, Wouter Kellerman, made history when he became the first South African to win three Grammy Awards.

Miriam Shadis earned a Ph.D. in History, and a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from Duke University. She earned a B.A. from Simon's Rock of Bard College (in Great Barrington, MA), majoring in ...