OUAGADOUGOU, May 18 (Reuters) - On stage in an empty auditorium, backed by starry lights, Patrick Kabre plucks his electric guitar and sings through a microphone to an audience many miles away. Kabre ...

Burkina Faso’s dynamic music scene is a testament to the country’s openness to a wide range of cultural influences, both from within Africa and beyond. This has resulted in a vibrant mix of musical ...

One of the wonderful things about covering music and conducting interviews is that you may find yourself dropping into delightful little moments in musicians’ lives. Sometimes it’s weird, like a ...

In the African nation of Burkina Faso, drums such as the djembe are more than a simple instrument; they have long been used for communication and storytelling as well as musical accompaniment, as this ...

Burkina Electric, the first electronica dance band from the West African country of Burkina Faso, brings traditional Burkinabe music and Western club electronica dance to Brooklyn. Led by ...