It's not easy for any dancer. For Jennifer Jones, the first African American Rockette, it was harder. She tells her story in ...

Artists from the continent are breaking into the Western mainstream. We’ve got a playlist for your weekend cookout. By Desiree Ibekwe This week, The Times published a profile of Tems, a 28-year-old ...

A new HBO documentary explores the impact of Wizkid's music — internationally and in his native Nigeria. Music Box: Wizkid: Long Live Lagos traces the artist's roots and Nigerian identity, and how his ...

Tyla's mission is clear. She's setting out to change the geography of pop stardom. "It's something I feel like the industry is lacking," the singer declares. "An African pop star." Fresh off a year of ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 3 (Reuters) - When the biggest names in music gather on Sunday for the industry's top honors at the Grammy Awards, they will hand out a new trophy for best African music performance.

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

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 ...