Senegal has a rich history of traditional music - and this lives on as it influences the west African country's modern music today. As a cultural researcher, I set out to explore the social and ...
New York hosted musical royalty from North and West Africa. First, the fifth annual Habibi Festival went down at Joe's Pub with five nights of music from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). And ...
DAKAR, Senegal — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. “You ...