In an era where the contributions of our past music heroes are largely under-appreciated and under-documented, 'Ki’mon' not only narrated history but also celebrated the contributions of key players ...

Get your yaya on as the popular club night Afro Funké returns to its home base, Zanzibar in Santa Monica for one night only, Sept. 10 from 9 p.m. till 2 a.m. Afro Funké (that's funk-AY, not funk-ee) ...

Cimafunk hasn’t been shy about throwing big, energetic shows or bringing on stage heavyweight guest performers like funk godfather George Clinton. But CimaFest NOLA is tying together a lot of things ...

A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or “Therapy,” and his 2021, Grammy-nominated follow-up was called “El Alimento,” ...

The London band’s kaleidoscopic new album crosses genres and skips past musical borders Afro-funk band Ibibio Sound Machine have been around since 2013. The London group are best known for blending ...

Bill Taylor, the executive director of the Trombone Shorty Foundation, traveled to Cuba in January for the Havana Jazz Festival. He arrived in Havana late, and he was tired. But the woman serving as ...

Afro-Thai funk sensation Salin is set to invigorate the stage at Unravel by bringing her global beats to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience on Friday. Her two high-energy sets, promising ...

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Musician Cimafunk will return to Festival International in Lafayette this year for the 40th anniversary. The eccentric performer moved to New Orleans and caught up with WGNO’s ...

We’re celebrating the rich and colourful sounds of afro funk, with some of the most exciting live acts and DJs from across the genre. Headlining the night are Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou — the ...