The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

Indigenous musical instruments have long been central to cultural expression in South Africa. They carry history, identity and social meaning. Many of these instruments were developed within specific ...

Essay on the aesthetics of three African musical instruments from the Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale: a Pende ivory whistle, a Mangbetu ivory trumpet carved in the Vili style and a Mangbetu harp.