The Thiossane West African Dance Institute is bringing the sights, sounds and motion of West Africa to Ohio State this week. The Thursday, Friday and Sunday performances in Sullivant Hall will be ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Skidmore College is well-known for its hands-on approaches to education. Recently, the music department presented an example of this with a show by Dr. Ruth Opara’s class on ...

It all began more than 600 years ago, when Africans would gather within their tribe and perform chants and drum-based folk dances. The now popular "Trail-ride line dancing"--- is a huge part of black ...

Utter silence accompanies the faceless stranger in the corner of the screen. The room is empty, save for a glowing lantern beside him, its flame throwing shadows on the wall. Dark red and violet light ...

The Nefertari African Dance/Drum Company in Milwaukee teaches dance and drums to all ages, performing all over the City of Milwaukee at various events.

Dance as viewed through our modern lens is centered on entertainment. You can hardly look at a music video, sports game or viral clip that doesn’t involve the latest dance move of the moment. Thanks, ...

The third annual African Diaspora Dance and Drum Festival of Florida, presented by Delou Africa Inc., comes to town this weekend, with 24 dance and drum workshops taught by world renowned artists who ...

*(Queens, New York) – In honor of Black History Month, the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) – Queens’ premier hub for the visual and performing arts – presents its annual festival A Weekend ...

If you walked by Mulberry Arts Studios in the past couple of weeks, there's a chance you heard the sound of drums. Not just any drums — traditional African drums, called djembe, that are so ...

We hear of the value of asking our elders about our culture before it's too late, before they die along with their troves of historically personal facts. A dozen reviewers chose nine finalists from ...