From the early seventies’ Bloc Parties in the Bronx to musicians streaming songs to audiences worldwide, today’s hip hop scene is borderless. But for the African artists making waves worldwide, ...

When King Sunny Ade's African Beats ambled one by one onto the 9:30 club stage Friday night, it was no surprise that the first six musicians were percussionists, but it was a surprise that there was ...

Introduction. Some notes before we begin ; Beginnings ; Basic drum technique ; Rhythmic vocabulary patterns -- Stage 1 rhythmic vocabulary patterns. Gankogui and Axatse ; Obwahsimisah: a game song ; ...

Chris Berry was just a boy living in California when he was first exposed to African music, a shoplifted Fela Kuti album taken from his neighborhood music store. "My friend went in there to grab ...