Her music draws on that of the Mandinka people, a West African ethnic group. Kone mainly sings in the dioula language but has ...

Most recently, Lane began learning and playing the Kora, a long-necked harp lute of the Mandinka people. Lane’s career started with Skydive Spaceland where he was a certified parachute packer ...

Peanut stew, also called maafe or groundnut stew, is a popular dish in Western Africa. It’s a type of stew that’s commonly eaten by the Mandinka and Bambara people of Mali. The stew is made with ...

Her music draws on that of the Mandinka people, a West African ethnic group. Kone mainly sings in the Dioula language but has replaced traditional instruments with the guitar, piano and brass. “She ...

He was the patriarch in one of the first sitcoms with an all-Black cast and an enslaved African as a grown man in the ...

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Irish singer and activist Sinéad O'Connor has died at the age of 56. Her family announced the news "with great sadness", ...

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Her music draws on that of the Mandinka people, a West African ethnic group. Kone mainly sings in the Dioula language but has replaced traditional instruments with the guitar, piano and brass. “She ...

She also took on other people's pain. Her breakthrough single, Mandinka, contained oblique references to female genital mutilation. 1990's Black Boys On Mopeds addressed police brutality against ...