As 44 Scotland Street returns to The Scotsman, David Robinson talks to its prolific author Sir Alexander McCall Smith about The Prime of Bertie Pollock, the latest edition of the world’s longest-runni ...

Despite early post-election signals of reform, rising hostility toward journalists and alleged interference at "Radio Botswana" point to a troubling backslide on editorial independence.

The New York Philharmonic is set to take the stage at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, Jan. 25. The concert marks the first-ever appearance at the storied venue by the legendary orchestra. The New ...

To celebrate Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison has a new weekly series on the music of the African ...

All new photos and video clips have been released from the New York Philharmonic's performance at Radio City Music Hall, the first time in the famed orchestra’s history. This performance, on January ...

Musician Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo reflect on the rise of Baltimore club music and the efforts to preserve its history in ...

Kanye — The Molopo River is more than just a geographic boundary. For the farmers of southern Botswana, it is a lifeline that has suddenly become a liability. Along the dusty stretches from Mabule to ...

Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for him to come to the U.S.

This week the Ghanian musician Ebo Taylor died at 90 years old. While he was not well known in the U.S. he was a star in Africa, and a defining force in highlife music.

Precious Ramotswe takes on her first case and a new secretary.

The Bank of Botswana has warned members of the public against turning banknotes into Valentine's Day "cash bouquets" or decorative displays, saying the ...

The Isle of Wight's music scene is a "success story that breeds success", BBC presenter Steve Lamacq has said. Along with fellow presenter Huw Stephens, he presented Lamacq's Teatime Session live from ...