A collective of New Orleans cultural organizations will present MBONGI: Kingdom of Kongo, a series of African dance and drum workshops at Toulouse Theatre. The event offers an interdisciplinary ...

THE techniques and repertoire of traditional African music are handed down by word of mouth. There are skilled musicians who make music their profession. However, participation in music is generally ...

BRATTLEBORO - African Dance Vermont and the Arts Council of Windham County present the 10th annual Abene African Dance and Drum Festival, Aug. 21 through 24 at the Brattleboro Stone Church, 210 Main ...

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 ...

Youssouf Koumbassa and Mohamad Camara from Guinea West Africa will teach master African drum and dance classes on their fourth visit to Bozeman.

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BRATTLEBORO -- Every Wednesday, The Brattleboro Stone Church on the corner of Main and Grove Streets comes alive with African dancing and drumming. This fall’s lineup features a drum class from 6 to 7 ...

ATLANTA - "Listen, and let your body move." That was the advice we received last year ahead of a unique festival in Atlanta -- and this weekend, we're ready to do it all over again. The 14th annual ...

It’s a Monday evening — after work for most everyone in the brightly lit studio. But here the 13 women and three men are giving off white-hot energy. The men rhythmically and ferociously beat the ...

FLINT, MI — Since the age of five, Kevin “Baba” Collins has had some sort of instrument in his hands and had a hunger for learning about his culture and its history. “I’ve been studying music ever ...

In West Africa, as in other parts of the continent, dancing is an important part of traditions. An ocean away, in Baltimore Maryland, a multi-generational family has made performing those dances part ...

It’s been a long time coming – 19 years to be exact – but DanceAfrica has finally made its way down from New York, Chicago, and DC for the debut of DanceAfrica Miami on Saturday, August 6. This isn’t ...