Over the last decade, Kotoko Brass has established itself as one of Boston’s most unique and creative ambassadors of West African music. The band’s uplifting mix of traditional Ghanaian percussion ...

Malachi Thompson’s eleventh recording as leader shamelessly dwells in the blues, drinking deeply from that source of inspiration. Blue Jazz keeps the free-bop band alive within the larger Africa Brass ...

UC Santa Cruz will celebrate the 60th anniversary of John Coltrane’s iconic Africa/Brass with jazz virtuoso Charles Tolliver joining the UC Santa Cruz Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Choir in a reimagining of ...

At the beginning of the 20th century in Jacqueville near Abidjan in the Côte dIvoire traditional music was forbidden by the missionaries But the inhabitants enjoyment of their local festivals proved ...

On the edge of the historic Treme neighborhood and steps from Congo Square, the seven-piece ensemble Africa Brass will celebrate the beginning of the New Orleans Jazz Fest tonight with a show that ...

DAKAR, Senegal - Portions of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus recently finished a tour filled with cultural exchanges in the western most part of Africa. Members of the band’s Alliance ...

This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

At a hotel in Addis Ababa well-known for hosting jazz greats, thousands of fans lined up on a Saturday night to headbang along with what is still a rarity in Ethiopia's diverse music scene -- a rock ...