Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The African and American musicians who play in Kora Konnection demonstrate, in music and method, the link between West Africa and New Orleans. Kora Konnection features Morikeba Kouyate, a Senegalese ...

Beneath the rustling leaves of a majestic mango tree, Aliou Gassama teases a tune from an ancient African harp. Concentration chiseled across his face, he deftly navigates the 21 strings. Gassama is ...

Monks in blue-grey habits lift their hands in supplication before breaking into a chant accompanied by the singsong twang of the kora, a traditional West African harp.