Bucknell's Griot Institute for Africana Studies marked its fifth year with an opening ceremony that "epitomized the spirit of the griot," said Director Carmen Gillespie, invoking the West African term ...
It took IShowSpeed little to no time to build a solid fanbase in South Africa. In yet another display of the power of his ...
It took IShowSpeed little to no time to build a solid fanbase in South Africa. In yet another display of the power of his ...
Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...
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 ...
Dr. Francesca Negro is an independent researcher in Comparative Literature and Performance studies. She is affiliated researcher with The Centre for Comparative Studies at the University of Lisbon ...
Spearheaded by dance pioneer Najwa I on Chicago’s west side in 1977 and officially incorporated in 1979, NAJWA Dance Corps has carved out a path for Black creatives and has inspired audiences with its ...
Ayodele is a Yoruba word meaning “joy in the home,” and the Chicago-based Ayodele Drum & Dance imparts the joy of these African arts through adult and youth classes, workshops and performances—all ...
In Swahili, kukuwa means "to grow." It's the perfect name for Kukuwa Kyereboah and her company Kukuwa Fitness, which in the past few decades has sprouted from a passion project to a global business.
Locarno Prizewinner Mamadou Dia Readies Feature Documentary ‘Legacy’ About ‘Mother of African Dance’
Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Esraa Warda, who grew up in Brooklyn, takes the North African dances she learned as a child and brings them to the stage and dance studio. By Madison ...
Ananya Jahanara Kabir receives funding from the European Research Council, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and King's College London. In the age of coronavirus, the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge ...
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