PALOS HILLS, Ill. (RNS) – A musical play explores the shared history of Islam, Africa and blues music through the eyes of an enslaved storyteller-musician. PALOS HILLS, Ill. (RNS) – The history of ...

Mandingo Griot Society performs in Finland in the early 80s. The band's lineup at that time, from left to right, was bassist John Marsh, guitarist J Marcus, drummers Hank (Hamid) Drake and Adam ...

A Griot in New York preserves the legacy of West Africa’s oral history through story and song. Yacouba Sissoko has a lifelong mission: to bring the ancient tradition of the griot to modern-day New ...

Al Davis: It’s good to meet you, Omar! So, your CD came to the station and I said, “Wow, this is great.” And then I had a chance to talk with one of our other co-workers, Téa Mottolese, who had ...

BENGALURU: Many of us are guilty of thinking of classical music as the pinnacle of refinement, culture and sophistication. Any other traditional music, be it folk, tribal, or world music, is less than ...

Mboup grew up in a griot family in Kebemer, north Senegal, playing the drums in the courtyard from the age of three "like every griot kid”. The tami (talking drum) was used to spread messages from ...

“The music we griots play is not just about making nice sounds for dancing, it's about giving a lesson to people about their lives. You tell them about what their grandfathers did, and what they ...

When the lineup was announced for the 25th Concert of Colors — Detroit’s free annual diversity-themed music festival — Griot Galaxy immediately jumped out. No Detroit jazz ensemble is more legendary ...

Somewhere in the world tonight, the music of Philip Glass will be playing. Maybe it's The Light, performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra this week in Hungary; or String Quartet no. 2 on Monday in ...