HARTBEESPOORT, SOUTH AFRICA (AP) - Do you remember your first kiss? If you have a few years under your belt, maybe you stole it in the back of the movie theater, the projector whirring in the darkness ...

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, you might be surprised just how many music genres can trace their roots ...

The rise of Afrobeats and Amapiano stems from years of effort to redefine African music beyond the vague ‘world music’ label into clear, distinct genres. May is celebrated worldwide as Africa Month, ...

It's worth pausing to consider not only the legacy and achievements of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who died Thursday, but also the rich musical associations of his life.

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...