Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

In the last two decades of the 19th century, the dance known as the tango emerges out of the immigrant culture of Argentina's dockside slums. The tango fuses New World, African, and European dance ...

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 ...

Burna Boy, Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Afrobeats has dominated global dance music for the last decade or so. Many of us will remember how acts like P-Square of Nigeria ...

Yasmin Williams, who was recently featured on NPR's "Tiny Desk" music series, is among the performers at this year's Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival. The event will be March 15 at ...

A section of the African Dance Rhythms group after a performance The ideal ingredients for an outstanding presentation of traditional music and dance include appropriate repertoire and ...