This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As my eyes adjust to the half-light, I discern through a veil of incense a line-up of objects fixed to the temple wall: axe heads, a ...

When the 10.8 million African slaves disembarked from the hell-hole of the slave ships of the Middle Passage, they discovered that they had not sailed alone. In spite of the horrendous conditions ...

Hailing from Bahia, Brazil, the Afro-percussive group Aguidavi do Jêje enthralls listeners with a seamless fusion of tradition and avant-garde elements, creating a compelling dialogue between the past ...