Hamed Sinno (R) and Haig Papazian of the Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou' Leila performing in Bourges, France in 2015. Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Congolese singer Papa Wemba performing Saturday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, shortly before collapsing onstage. He died before reaching the hospital early Sunday. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Warhead Constriction, a group of high-schoolers from Lagos, is one of many rock bands of the 1960s and '70s featured in the new book series Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, 1972-1977. Courtesy of Now-Again Records hide caption
'Wake Up You!' Explores The Transitional, Post-War Rock 'N' Roll Of Nigeria
Portuguese singer Ana Moura. Frederico Martins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bombino performs at SXSW 2016 on the Radio Day Stage Hope Helmuth/WXPN hide caption
Vân-Ánh Võ was inspired by the plight of refugees to create a concert piece called The Odyssey: From Vietnam to America." Courtesy of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts hide caption
Vân-Ánh Võ's 'The Odyssey' Tells Refugee Stories Past And Present
Tokyo Black Star. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Bombino's new album, Azel, comes out April 1. Marije Kuiper/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
An antique image of Vlach musicians in northwestern Greece playing a graveside mirologia, or dirge. Courtesy of Long Gone Sounds/Third Man Records hide caption
Bombino Marije Kuiper/Courtesy of the artist hide caption