Shepherd-turned-singer mixes Lesotho folk music with techno, rap

He looks every bit the traditional Lesotho sheep herder, wrapped in a blanket to ward off the mountain kingdom's cold and ...
News24

RISING STAR | Nkonzo ZA talks about merging traditional sounds with modern elements in debut album ‘Ubizo’

Nkonzo ZA talks about his growing influence in the Afrosoul and Ethno-world music space, and his debut album ‘Ubizo EP.’ ...
Herald & Review

Johns Hill video helps teach South African traditional song

DECATUR — Johns Hill Music Makers learn fast. In one class period Friday, choral director Heather Pistorius taught the sixth-grade choir a traditional South African folk song, “Lilizela,” complete ...
The Washington Post

Outspoken Folk Singer Miriam Makeba, 76

Miriam Makeba, 76, a revered South African folk singer and activist who was among the first female African singers to achieve international success, and who became a powerful voice in the ...
The New York Times

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love South African Jazz

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish and African-American folk music traditions to entwine at the Brooklyn Fiddle Summit

Violinist Zoe Aqua and the string band the Ebony Hillbillies will share a stage on Thursday at Gowanus club Littlefield. (New York Jewish Week) – Two folk music traditions that developed on opposite ...