Tyla’s once again standing up for African artists, their music, and the world’s perception of them. During her acceptance speech at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Afrobeats, the “Water” ...

*Los Angeles – Several hundred people gathered at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw, South Parking Lot, for the Afro Music Festival, presented by Amplify Africa. Afro Music Festival was held on Saturday, May ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

The academy also announced the best alternative jazz album award and is allowing all Grammy voters, who have limitations in the number of categories they can vote in, to put their bids in for ...

The world’s largest Afrobeats festival is returning to Detroit for its second consecutive year this summer. As the only U.S. date for Afro Nation in 2024, many fans of the event are asking: why ...

Get up afro Latina. That is the identity that exists in the caribbean and throughout latin America much which is attributed to black culture, that music, the food, the dance, you know, it's so rooted ...

Channeling a dash of MJ energy, the Boricua superstar delivered a medley, including "Khé?," "Silencio" and more on Thursday ...

Six million people in the US identify as Afro Latino, according to Pew Research. In Boston, the Afro-Latino population has doubled in 20 years according to Boston Indicators. However, Afro-Latino ...

A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or “Therapy,” and his 2021, Grammy-nominated follow-up was called “El Alimento,” ...

There’s no question that Black artists have played a pivotal role in shaping every genre of music known and loved today. When asked the question “What is Black music?” many complexities and layers ...

From samba to hip hop to reggae, so much of the music we enjoy has African roots. Tonight, for the first time, the Grammy Awards is recognizing music produced in Africa with a category of its own.

The rhythmic beats of the cajon, voices of Northwestern’s Latin Music Ensemble, stomping of feet and laughter of dancers ...