The untimely death of Toumani Diabaté last summer makes his sometime collaborator (on the groundbreaking album New Ancient Strings) Ballaké Sissoko undisputedly Mali’s finest living kora player.

If you tuned into the Stephen Colbert show a few nights ago, you likely saw Yasmin Williams perform her solo piece “Nectar.” ...

This year’s Valentine’s Swing Dance, an annual event put on by Santa Fe College, begins at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in the lobby of ...

Guitarist Yasmin Williams writes songs in her bedroom and on mountaintops. She brings her fresh perspective to the Birchmere ...

Sun Ra Arkestra bandleader Marshall Allen is the second artist in history to deliver a solo album at age 100.  That, as much ...

Rokheyatou “Roxie” Faye's latest obsession is 3D-printed designs – a passion she indulged during a recent "Engineering Design ...

The lights come up to reveal a fishing village. The villagers, portrayed by the dancers and acrobats of Cirque Kalabanté, are preparing for the day, throwing nets, calling out to each other, and ...

She also plays the kora — a 22-string West African guitar that is about half her size. Faye dove into campus life early at UF, serving on the fundraising committee for Engineers Without Borders ...

While their home country of Mali has experienced plenty of turmoil in recent years, Songhoy Blues remain resolute and defiant in their mission to spread joy.

January 23, 2025 • South African guitar virtuoso Derek Gripper plays music originally meant for the 21 stringed lute-harp, the kora, on his 6-string Segovia-styled guitar and does it so well ...

GatherNYC, a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd, continues its 2024-2025 season at the series' home venue, Museum of Arts and ...