African traditional dances, like most cultural dances, are choreographed for specific times and purposes to reflect the heritage, customs, and history of specific tribes and ethnic groups. The dances, ...

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 ...

Nothing gets your blood pumping faster than a little African dancing and drumming. Doesn’t matter if you’re on the stage or in front of it – by the time the drums start talking and the dancers start ...

Bodies, voices and drums blended and exploded with frenzied energy as the Boka N’deye Pan African Drum and Dance Company brought “Festival Africaine!” to Hayden Hall Saturday night. Performing the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Alastair Macaulay EVERY year the Brooklyn Academy of Music holds its DanceAfrica festival. Other cities have their own versions, and they serve a ...

Sep. 4—Students from the Wade Center in Bluefield had an opportunity Tuesday to learn about West African Djembe Rhythms. Adama Dembele, master Djembefola (dejembe player) from the Ivory Coast, who now ...

“Bomba is not only a genre, it's kind of a lifestyle," one dancer said. As the nation commemorates Black History Month, Afro-Puerto Ricans are using their traditional dance and music -- Bomba -- to ...

Queen Ndlunkulu Mawewe captivated TikTok viewers with a traditional Swati dance, celebrating Mpumalanga royal heritage and ...

The dancers shake their hips, kicking their feet to the beat of the age-old "dance of the caterpillars", typically performed in the south where the insects are gathered for food. Three times a week ...

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 ...