Do you do the Shaku Shaku? Zanku’s legwork? How about a throwback: the Galala, anyone? The West African musical genre — Afrobeats — has thousands of distinctive steps and moves that can be learned ...
Boston dance lovers are moving to a new beat. “Afrobeats is fresh. It’s new,” said Chidinma “Chi-Chi” Osuagwu, the founder and co-director of Afrobeats Dance Boston. “Afrobeats and its mark on the ...
As (Un)credited: The Story of Afro Dance drops on Red Bull TV, we catch up with Westsyde Lifestyle, the Nigerian crew that popularised a fusion of afrobeats styles. The streets of Lagos are rich with ...
The members of Dzana, Yale’s first and only Afrobeats dance group, share at least three things in common: an interest in exploring new aspects of African culture, a passion for dancing, and a desire ...
Dancers and musicians can stop by Norfolk State University this weekend to see a performance by a Ghanaian musician, celebrate music and watch dance teams compete for scholarships. Afrobeats FEST 757 ...
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join Christian Mintah, who is in the MFA in contemporary dance program at CWRU, for an Afrobeats Dance Workshop Friday, Nov. 15, ...
To say that Afrobeats is having a moment would be an understatement. An often sweetly intoxicating blend of smooth African rhythms, R&B, jazz, hip-hop and electronics, Afrobeats often shimmers like a ...
In pulsating rhythms, where beats fuse with soul and melodies that spark spirits, a musical revolution has emerged, carrying within it the power to unite and ignite the essence of the Black community ...
Following the rising global appetite for 'Afrobeats' music, a form of music that encapsulates African indigenous rhythms fused with foreign elements such as funk and so on, it is no doubt that Africa ...
A new collection mashes-up Jamaican dancehall, soca, hip-hop and polyrhythms from Ghana and Nigeria. Critic Milo Miles says Afrobeats Hot Hits is a "seductive invitation to dance." This is FRESH AIR.