In Part I of the interview with Senegalese guitarist extraordinaire Hervé Samb, we discussed his various session and touring gigs. At this point in our conversation, we turned to discussing his solo ...
From foot fetish accounts to performing on sailboats to AI advocacy, the careers of these '00s artists have taken some ...
This Halloween, venture off into places and experiences that are different from pumpkin carvings, cobwebs, and the ghost stories that derive from European lore.
Seven neighbours from a village in western Senegal boarded a fishing boat crammed with migrants just after midnight on Oct. 26. Their destination: Europe, 1000 miles away over open ocean.
In Sierra Leone, the creative dream often begins with a beat — and ends with a struggle. For many young musicians, actors, ...
We are proud to introduce the first edition of the Afropop Worldwide Living Room Sessions. This edition features Aba Diop and the Yermande Family, a band that blends Senegalese traditions--Wolof, ...
A serious incident has shaken the Senegalese Consulate in Milan. Recently appointed vice-consul, Sophie Diatta Ndiaye, also vice-coordinator of Pastef in Italy, was the victim of a violent attack by a ...
The frightening truth is that AI doesn’t destroy music so much as reveal what we already made of it. If music is merely content, machines can make content forever. The danger is not only that music ...
Fii Senegal whose theme is connecting opportunities, building the future aims to position Dakar as a premier gateway for investment in West Africa Heads of State and Government, global investors, ...
It's been some 10 years since Senegalese maestro extraordinaire Cheikh Lô has released an album of new songs. And for this one, he's pulled out all the stops. Maame (pronounced "mahm") is a ...
Under new rules Spotify announced today, an AI “band” like the now-infamous Velvet Sundown will still be allowed on the service, but would be encouraged to label itself properly from the start.