New Orleans-born composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard brings an adaptation of his opera "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" to the Civic Theatre in New Orleans on Feb. 22.

Louisiana's current cannabis laws remain restrictive, yet Mardi Gras and marijuana continue their cultural dance through ...

Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West ...

Ghanaian-born artist Okaidja Afroso brings an intimate, storytelling-driven performance to the Mondavi Center’s Vanderhoef ...

If you want to speak like a native during Mardi Gras, here's a short glossary that will help you talk the talk.

Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for him to come to the U.S.

Before it filled sanctuaries or concert halls, collective Black singing carried coded messages, community, and survival.

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

From barbecue and soul food to Ethiopian and Caribbean cuisine, explore more than 35 Black-owned restaurants across Central ...

Bad Bunny joins a long list of musicians, including Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, who have been criticized for progressive themes ...

Exu Nazares can see a black cat out of the corner of his eye, following him as he is wheeled on a gurney through the basement tunnels that connect the BC Cancer Society with Vancouver General Hospital ...

Haitian Vodou is an African-derived religion shaped by slavery, resistance, and survival. It centers on reciprocal ...