Northwestern’s BlackBoard Magazine and Middle Eastern North African Student Association co-hosted a screening of the ...

An exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has opened in Lagos in Nigeria, marking the ...

When I saw Brittney Parks, known professionally as Sudan Archives, open for Caroline Polachek two years ago, I was almost certain I hadn’t seen anyone like her perform before. The Cincinnati-born, now ...

Over the course of her career as Sudan Archives, self-taught violinist and Cincinnati native Brittney Parks has paired her instrument of choice with forward-thinking songcraft in ways that elevate ...

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Dance music is in Sudan Archives’ blood. The singer and violinist’s father is from Chicago, the birthplace of house music in the early 1980s. Meanwhile, her mother is from Detroit, where techno music ...

On her new album, “The BPM,” the songwriter, fiddler and rapper pumps up the beat and crafts a timely narrative about humans and machines. As its title hints, Sudan Archives’ “The BPM” leans into ...

The moment Brittney Parks got an iPad and an electric violin, her world shifted. It was then that she started making the innovative vocal and string loops that she would later become known for as ...

Since starting her musical journey in 2017, Sudan Archives has become synonymous with the violin, garnering a reputation as an artist who doesn’t just fiddle with the strings on her instrument, but ...

Doha Film Institute (DFI) announced a special showcase of Sudanese culture at Doha Film Festival (DFF), highlighting the creativity and rich heritage of a nation whose stories continue to inspire the ...

Sudan Archives is gearing up for the release of The BPM next month. So far she’s released an enthralling batch of singles including “DEAD,” “MY TYPE,” “YEA YEA YEA,” and “MS. PAC-MAN.” Now, she’s back ...

Sudan Archives‘ last few singles may have shown off the Midwestern violinist’s rap skills, but on her latest, “Come And Find You,” her production and instrumentalism take the spotlight. Blending ...