A group of performers stepped and swayed in the sand at an open-air studio on the Senegalese coast as Germaine Acogny, known as the mother of contemporary African dance, called out to them. "Walk!

Dance, in African culture, transcends the physical response of the body to music – it is more than mere motion, as in the movement of limbs in concert with sound. It is more than the feet answering ...

This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

In the famed Malian city of Timbuktu, it's time for the yearly replastering of Djinguereber Mosque which dates back to the ...

In the nearly four centuries of the slave trade, the eviction of over 12 million men, women, and children from their homes on the African continent in chains and enslavement represents a cruel and ...

Three new categories have been added ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards: best African music performance, best alternative jazz album and best pop dance recording. Additionally, producer of the year, ...

South African music icon Professor returns with his latest dance anthem ' Order', blending kwaito and gqom influences.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - You can have fun and learn about different cultures today at the 10th annual Dance Africa: Pittsburgh event. It's currently underway at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA, as well as ...

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- As we wrap up celebrating Black History Month, a Brooklyn family teaching African dance and drumming in public schools lost its rhythm after not getting paid for ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary celebration and Dance Reflections from France delivered some of this year’s brightest moments. By Gia Kourlas ...