It started with a lullaby. While volunteering in Uganda, David Shipman sang “Baby Mine” to comfort a baby in a local orphanage. “Baby mine, don’t you cry… Baby mine, dry your eyes…” The gentle song ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent.