The aesthetic dimensions of African musical instruments are not only visual, but aural and symbolic as well. As cultural objects, they can represent and reinforce political authority, social ...

African instruments are rich and unique in their sounds. With such uniqueness in sound, they have influenced music from other parts of the world. Here are 7 musical instruments whose origin dates back ...

Jean Kidula's students don't just learn about the music of Africa and other continents when they take her classes in the University of Georgia's Hugh Hodgson School of Music. They usually also wind up ...

Rattles and clappers -- Drums -- Xylophones and 'sansas' -- Bill-roarers and spinning-disks -- Horns and trumpets -- Whistles, flutes and vibrating reeds -- Reed-flute ensembles -- The 'gora', a ...

The University of South Africa, Unisa, made history with the inaugural Unisa African Music Festival hosted on 26 and 27 September 2025 at its Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria. The two-day event brought ...

African Music is an annual, peer reviewed, accredited, academic journal established in 1954 by Hugh Tracey, founder of the International Library of African Music. The journal publishes original ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information African Music is an annual, peer reviewed, accredited, academic journal established in 1954 by Hugh Tracey, founder of the ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

A study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa by archaeologists Dr. Joshua Kumbani and Prof. Margarita Díaz-Andreu explores the intriguing relationship between Zimbabwean rock art and ...

EVERETT — A nonstop flight from Seattle to Africa will take close to 20 hours and cost thousands. But life on the continent can be experienced for free this weekend in Everett. The first-ever Sounds ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The mentorship program for young African-American boys, Pucci Percussion, has been around for nearly 10 years. Leader Herbert Green’s journey began years ago when he was a ...