KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Frank Waln, the 35-year-old award-winning Lakota artist and activist of Indigenous culture, has signed on as a faculty member of Western Michigan University’s Irving S. Gilmore ...

Lincoln Iona Malek Andrew, professionally known as Link City, an indigenous Maori from New Zealand, has defied the odds to create a unique legacy at the intersection of music, business, and culture.

Today marks 15 years since Nigeria lost the remarkable rapper Da Grin. 5 years before its release, the Nigerian music industry lost one of the shining lights in rapper Da Grin, whose smooth ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Backstage at a celebration of Indigenous peoples in Mexico City's sprawling central square, Carlos CGH traced his fingers across a black and red “gabán,” which is similar to a ...

In the wake of the recent war between the FARC, the military and para-military forces, the current administration is attempting to distance Colombia from its recent war-torn history. At the same time, ...

The singer says decision by artistes to record music in indigenous pidgin English was the best thing to happen to their music. Daddy Showkey who tells how he coined the stage name as “Key to the show” ...

Richard Turney, AKA Richy Rich, just wants to leave his mark on Indigenous hip hop and hopes his young son will one day take up the mantle. “A lot of rappers rap about nonsense, especially about cars ...

In a world where mainstream music is often detached from politics or cultural identity, artists like Xiuhtezcatl Martínez offer a powerful alternative. A hip-hop singer/songwriter with Mexica — an ...

It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti took to the stage at an open-air music festival in Utsjoki, a Finnish village nestled north of the Arctic Circle. Despite the hour, Lapland’s famous ...