Back in the ’60s, the template for a protest singer was set as an earnest fingerstyle folkie, regaling a cross-legged audience in a Greenwich Village coffee house. 5,000 miles away, and a half-century ...

It's a truism that drums are the heart and soul of African music. But not so fast: Over the past century, guitarists have redefined the sound of the continent. Two new releases, by Zimbabwean ...

Sheer Sound's new African Guitar Kings compilation features mostly original tunes by some of the most promising South African guitarists working today. From the opening African singing on the first ...

Offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music. It was recorded by the famous cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik between 1966 and 1993. These are audio-visual field ...

African Guitar Summit is a star-studded selection of some of the most talented artists on the world scene. All are experts at their craft and bring a unique set of skills to the group. The true tie ...

Better than: Buying a plane ticket to Mali. Western listeners (that’s us, if you were wondering) often need comparisons to dig deeper into “world music.” If that’s what it takes, Wednesday night’s ...

Our music reporter Ben Sisario takes us on a journey through West Africa’s guitar music scene past and present, highlighting a handful of songs from the genre’s most innovative and influential bands.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - On Thursday night, June 20, the Beachland Ballroom will welcome Mdou Moctar, the band and the singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been referred to as the “Hendrix of the Sahara.” ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — His skull still open, a South African musician with a brain tumor played several notes on his guitar during a successful operation to remove most of the growth. Musa Manzini’s ...

Jimmy Dludlu - Common Dialogue, Selaelo Selota - Ma Modiegi, Ernie Smith - Lonely, Jonathon Butler - I found myself in you, Louis Mhlanga - Take me, Sipho Gumede - Stokvel Gumba, Musa Manzini - ...