For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later, it ...

The City of Johannesburg, through its community development, arts, culture and heritage unit, will host the 9th 'Indigenous Gospel Festival' at the Soweto Theatre on February 14 and 15.

Getting together to experience music can feel transcendent, whether you're raising your voice in song at your place of worship or you're dancing all night long at the club. With History of House, a ...

In his new documentary Machanic Manyeruke: The Life of Zimbabwe’s Gospel Music Legend, filmmaker James Ault reminds us of the effervescent worship culture that thrives across Christian Africa. So much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings ...

Out of the darkness comes a new dawn. In a concert of hope commemorating and remembering the freedom movements in South Africa and the United States, the three-time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir ...

American gospel music might have taken the forefront as a preferred source of inspiration for Gospel music lovers but African listeners are increasingly rediscovering and embracing their homegrown ...

Music is spiritual, and that's especially true for Amapiano, a subgenre of House music brewed in the hoods of South Africa. The sound is soulful, harmonious and jazzy with an energy that invites you ...

Inside a St. Paul church, five vocalists stood at the sanctuary's front and, with rich voices and raised hands, sang the South African national anthem. Their national anthem. "In our country, people ...