The untimely death of Toumani Diabaté last summer makes his sometime collaborator (on the groundbreaking album New Ancient Strings) Ballaké Sissoko undisputedly Mali’s finest living kora player.

AMAYO's new solo album is called Lion Awakes ... J.S. Bach: Prelude BWV 1008 (Second Cello Suite) BALLAKÉ SISSOKO AND DEREK GRIPPER by Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper Everyday Things: Bach's ...

Among Hannibal’s releases was 1999’s “New Ancient Strings,” an innovative collaboration between Ballaké Sissoko and Toumani ... British folk-rock with albums by Fairport Convention ...

Following the reissue of Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko’s New Ancient Strings, in January Chrysalis will release Diabaté ...

The 67th Grammy Awards welcomed the music industry's top artists Sunday for a hotly contested battle in the "Big Four" categories – record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and ...

At the 67th annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter finally won album of the year. It's been a long time coming for the pop juggernaut who has a grand total of 99 nominations and 35 wins ...

Swift dropped her first album at just 16, bursting onto the country music scene with hits like “Tim McGraw” and “Teardrops on My Guitar.” Her self-titled debut is remembered for its starry ...

The most-streamed albums of the week in the U.S., as compiled by Luminate. Titles are ranked by streaming equivalent album (SEA) units, where each SEA unit equals 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid ...

The waiting was the hardest part for Beyoncé fans, but patience finally paid off as she scored a win for album of the year at Sunday night’s Grammys, with “Cowboy Carter” scoring the top ...

This is the Weeknd’s most expansive-sounding album that’s also narrowly focused. Even as he swerves from Brazilian funk to rapturous ballads to incandescent synth-pop, he keeps returning to ...