Funk, hip-hop and deep soul will be on full display Tuesday at the Paul JAS Center when Chicago’s LowDown Brass Band takes the stage for a Mardi Gras celebration at 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.

Stay inspired despite the taps running dry. Explore Maria McCloy’s curated guide to the best South African music and art gigs happening this week.

We travel to the birthplace of jazz, in the state of Louisiana, to delve into this popular celebration of French origin, ...

Three years after the tragic loss of Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, better known as AKA, the Supa Mega’s music continues to dominate ...

There’s a well-known saying that the most segregated hour in the U.S. is 11 a.m. on Sunday. That aphorism reflects the longstanding reality that 86% of churches lacked meaningful racial diversity as ...

He stopped by the WGNO-TV studios to share information about his new memoir and to tell us what to expect at his Zulu Ball performance.

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

Londie London enjoyed the soft life while on holiday with friends. The former 'The Real Housewives of Durban' star posted ...

“Some people may see the colors that I wear, all the clothes that I wear, and feel like I am not worthy to sing a gospel song," she tells PEOPLE Dancehall star Spice is working on something unexpected ...

RENAMING KwaZulu-Natal to KwaZulu would be a travesty of cultural justice and an expression of unearned cultural supremacy, says cultural analyst Professor Musa Xulu. He was reacting to Zulu King ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B.

Religion has long provided a stimulus for jazz. Figures as august as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane drew profound inspiration from their faith, though their reception varied. Ellington's religious ...