Growing up in the West African country of Mali, Bassekou Kouyate recalls the tradition of the Ngoni running through the veins of his culture since he was a child. An instrument dating back nearly ...

Bassekou Kouyate knows exactly what his place is in this world, and he knows where he came from and where he wants to go. That existence is inseparable from the instrument he plays, the ngoni. It is ...

This song, called "N'gina," is sung by the Ngonis of Eastern Zambia and is a significant part of the N'wala Ceremony. The N'cwala Traditional Ceremony is responsible for preserving Ngoni Culture ...

The early growth of Christianity in northern Malawi has often been told as a predominantly missionary story. In reality it came about through the varied interactions of local peoples, and Scottish and ...