Maryam Mursal — who makes her Chicago debut next week — is a woman who does not scare easily. The greatest female singer Somalia has ever produced, she’s also among the first: a Muslim woman who, as a ...

Marking the beginning of Refugee Week, Celebrating Sanctuary is an extraordinary event which gathers together musicians, dancers and artists from all corners of the globe to celebrate the positive ...

Somalia’s Maryam Mursal began a 4 1/2-hour tour of African music Wednesday at House of Blues with the piercing cries of “Lei Lei”–“I feel alone.” “Lei Lei” is based on Mursal’s arduous trek across ...

Episode 181 – Real World Records Review Vol 3 covers the artist and requisition (A&R) for the label from 1997-2017, including Djivan Gasparyan, Maryam Mursal, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Spaccanapoli, ZAWOSE & ...

Somalia is a country that has been engulfed in chaos, and often not even recognisable as a functional state, for many years. What government remains effective is often highly repressive and unjust, ...

LONDON – Organizers of the Live 8 (search) concerts to raise awareness of poverty in Africa (search) have announced plans for a separate concert featuring African artists. The Africa Calling (search) ...