In the original definition of 'diva,' she is described as a classical opera singer, usually a soprano. In that culture we see her onstage swathed in precise period costumes and/or tasteful gowns with ...

Women have traditionally played an essential role in the preservation of African culture. From humming lullabies to cooing the little ones to sleep and composing dirges, women are the custodians of ...

Sissieretta Jones is one of America's greatest opera singers, but her 19th century career has been left out of many modern history books. Rosalyn Story, author of And So I Sing: African American Divas ...

French producer Frederic Galliano continues his organic fusion of African music and club beats with this two-disc vocal epic. Shuffling between Mali, Senegal, the Ivory Coast and Guinea, Galliano ...

LONDON (Reuters) - African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards on Friday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes ...

Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria As a researcher who documents historical and current South African jazz and popular music, I believe Mdunyelwa merits ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

Stellenbosch University provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. The passing of Sibongile Khumalo at the far, far too young age of 63 was a body blow. Sibongile epitomised ‘the new ...