Rasin Okan, Brooklyn’s only rasin sèch band, released its first album, Jou Ma Lonje, on July 19. Cultural worker and health activist Véronëque Ignace discusses the group’s work and its deep connection ...

Earlier this week, we posted Banning Eyre's first take on the 2025 Nuits D'Afrique festival in Montreal, with promise of more to come. Now, here's our man Ron Deutch's report. Ron has the advantage of ...

North America's premier African music festival, Nuits D'Afrique in Montreal, just wrapped up its 39th edition. Afropop Worldwide was there, and we caught 22 bands, many of them Canadian-based, and all ...

“My biggest highlight was seeing everyone from the community, Montreal, Ottawa, Gatineau and Toronto join us this year to ...

Pōpolo is the Hawaiian name for a glossy black nightshade berry that’s used for food and traditional medicine. But it has another meaning: On the Hawaiian Islands, pōpolo is a slur for dark-skinned ...

Recording artiste Savour has released his first music video, Blackboard. The song has been making the rounds on radio over ...

What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a ...

Back in March, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after gaining international attention as their short trip to space stretched into a saga lasting more than nine months.