Foday Musa Suso, a griot, kora virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist and composer whose work with artists like Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass helped thrust West African musical traditions into ...

Calabash/gourd is carved with creative and traditional designs on which is being used to perform traditional rites, to offer gifts to visitors, decorations and to honour royalty.

Columbus' New African Immigrant Commission (NAIC) will host its first Calabash Forum on June 25 at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. The forum aims to address barriers to mental and behavioral ...

Calabash gourds are used for medicinal purposes in Peru, and throughout Bolivia and Ecuador today. Though it's unclear what the significance of the vegetable was at the time.

They were found in a shroud which also contained calabash gourds. Ceramic objects, including plates, bottles and jugs ...

Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital.

Bottle gourd is approximately 96% water and is, therefore, a great thirst quencher. It also prevents fatigue and keeps the body cool and refreshed during summers. 5.

President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon touted a "wonderful" new treaty to end a violent conflict between two African countries, even as he again bemoaned that he'll receive no Nobel Peace ...

So, too, does Sumayya Vally, a South African architect who has drawn on the cooling systems of termite mounds in her recent designs. And Mariam Issoufou, from Niger, ...

JOHANNESBURG, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. hotel chains Hilton , opens new tab and Marriott , opens new tab have announced African expansion drives to tap into the continent's rapid tourism growth.

Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital.