News of D'Angelo's death has rattled the world of music. The neo-soul trailblazer, who was only 51, had been privately battling cancer. His passing was announced in a brief statement from his family. ...

Séance of the ancient and urban, conjured by a spidery, hypnotic rhythm derived from spirit possession ceremonies, the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou owes its black magic to the Vodoun effect. That ...

But the 2007 Voodoo Music Experience was not quite finished. Amid the carved masks and ankh jewelry of the African Cultural Tent on the main Voodoo midway, the Rebirth Brass Band kicked into high gear ...

But the 2007 Voodoo Music Experience was not quite finished. Amid the carved masks and ankh jewelry of the African Cultural Tent on the main Voodoo midway, the Rebirth Brass Band kicked into high gear ...

(The Conversation) — Shows, movies and day-to-day language promote myths about voodoo that reinforce more than a century of stereotypes and discrimination, writes a scholar of Africana studies. Horror ...

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 ...

The pioneering singer has died at the age of 51 following a private battle with cancer. Here's a look back at his greatest work. News of D'Angelo's death has rattled the world of music. The neo-soul ...