There's a soothing comfort to repetition. A few Kiswahili syllables uttered over and over again can wind sweetly past the ear and into the belly, then reverberate in catchy chorus lines. Saturday ...

South African rhythms Lutsinga Musical Ensemble, a South African dance band, incorporates folk songs, township jive and mbaqanga - traditional sounds rooted in rural Zulu - into their grooves, as well ...