Patrice Lumumba, who helped lead Congo’s struggle from a Belgian colony ... “Musicians like Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, who were both a part of that civil rights movement, used music as a political ...

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of Africa's centres for music. With a population estimated at 17 million, the city is a melting pot of ethnicities and ...

A Feb. 6 concert held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, honored the life and contributions to rock 'n' roll of famed Native guitarist ...

It’s hard for people from [America] to know what is going on around Africa. The media never allow you to see the reality, honestly. And that is a big problem," Moctar says.

One of the best-selling musical acts of all time is coming to Highmark Stadium in June. George Strait, one of the ...

Likewise, in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, music is at the forefront of events that aren't as well known as the Nazi's rise to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Some Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army forces, who fled the region due to the clashes crossed into Rwanda through the Corniche border crossing between the DRC and Rwanda, surrender to ...

For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death after a mass jailbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the seizure of a major city by militants.

The M23 originally emerged claiming to defend the long-marginalised Tutsi minority in Congo. "They are trying ... argues that minerals are only one part of M23's funding, which also includes ...