The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

These incredible feats are set to the contemporary rhythms of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and the enchanting sounds of the kora, an iconic West African string instrument. The performance is a ...

Diabate, a renowned master of the kora—a traditional West African stringed instrument—died at a private clinic in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Born in 1965 into a family of griots, Diabate was ...