BORN in Burkina Faso, Cheikh N’Digel Lo moved to Senegal in 1978 joining bands playing mbalax, the dance music of Senegal and Gambia, fusing salsa, Afro Cuban and Congolese rumba. Youssou N’Dour ...

Having covered both the Montreal International Jazz Festival and Montreal's Nuits d'Afrique Festival for over a decade, we can say it's very rare for an artist to play at both festivals in the same ...

Kinshasa — The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to swiftly release Glody Ndaya, director general of the privately owned news site ...

EXCLUSIVE: Pathé Touch Afrique has acquired pan-African rights on historical thriller Rumba Royale, starring Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa, and set a December 12 release date. The eagerly awaited ...

When Jimmy was 6 months old, his aunt found him in a drug den — filthy and being fed with packets of ketchup. His mom was an addict and his dad was in and out of prison. Jimmy bounced around from one ...

History is a playlist crackling with fire and intrigue in “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat.” The film’s heady 2½ hours are as thick with detail as a graduate seminar yet bustle like a TikTok video, a deft ...

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to famed ...

Pierre-Philippe Fraiture receives funding from the European Research Council. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is all too often associated with violent conflict, at the expense of its positive ...

Biyake and his collaborators Guillaume Lozillon and Guillaume Gilles, masters of digital keyboards and programming, and percussionist Gaëlle Salomon weave a rich texture of sounds that speak to each ...

“My guitar is not a thing,” Joan Jett once said. “It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.” The guitar is the most universal instrument, the most primal, and the most expressive. Anybody can pick ...