Playing Edinburgh’s Tradfest later this month, Rhiannon Giddens is on a mission to reintroduce diversity into bluegrass and other areas of American music normally regarded as preserves of white ...

Antecedents to predominantly white country and bluegrass music, African-American string bands used the banjo developed by slaves from Africa and the fiddle brought by European settlers. “The banjo was ...

Gambian musician Sona Jobarteh is taking her craft, playing the kora, to the world. The West African string instrument is usually restricted to male players but Jobarteh is defying the norms. She's ...