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Musicologists often pontificate about the African roots of the blues, but Corey Harris is that rare bluesman who actually felt compelled to explore the connection in his own music. For his latest CD, ...

Muneera Sallies’ drama follows a young man who tries to unite his fractured community by restoring a blues Christmas choir band. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief South Africa’s National Film ...

Award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Jeffrey Page is taking his talents to Africa! Page has described the short film Blues People as a documentary showcasing Malian artists’ vibrant ...

ST. LOUIS – People across the world are cheering on the Blues as ahead of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Children with the nonprofit ‘African Vision of Hope,’ shared a video of them cheering on the ...

Apr. 18—Etran de L'Aïr ("stars of the Aïr region") are a four-piece rock band from Agadez, Niger, a West African city that has an estimated population approximately the size of Santa Fe County, ...

As Led Zeppelin's prancing golden-haired lead singer, Robert Plant symbolized the era of white-man's blues starting in the late 1960s. In the 25 years since the band broke up, Plant has continued to ...

South African has chosen Muneera Sallies’s drama Old Righteous Blues to represent it in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards, the country’s National Film and Video ...

St. Louis is a strange and wonderful place that scarcely knows itself, so it’s no surprise that few people know that this city was once home to the leadership of an exiled African revolution. One of ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Taj Mahal Quintet and Sona Jobarteh at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 in Campbell Hall. Blues legend Taj Mahal will bring his voice and virtuosic multi-instrumentalism to this ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A historical treasure hidden from view inside the basement of a Knoxville home for decades is now in the hands of record collector and film archivist Bradley Reeves. "I was amazed.