It was telling of Omelika Kuumba’s spirit that on her birthday, her first after losing both parents within eight months of one another, she would give a concert in their honor. Near the end of her ...

NEW YORK — Ethno-musicologists will recognize the cadences of Brazilian tribal drumming. Fans of Afropop will identify the shimmering, interlocking lines of the West African guitarists. And those who ...

Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...

Chimpanzees don't just drum on tree roots for fun -- they do it in rhythm, and they may be using it to send messages through the forest. That's what a team of scientists found after analysing more ...