Each dance is connected to the different traditional rhythms and music traditions of each region. In Africa, music and dance is used to bring communities together to celebrate special events ...

Music and dance — an integral part of African life — became an important part of life for blacks in America. Both slaves and free blacks used music as an accompaniment to work, worship ...

Since then, Deister has visited Ghana and has performed with West African music and dance masters. Each piece in this collection doubles as a multiple-play-worthy jazz morsel. "Sahara Breeze," for ...

They turned that love into a livelihood by teaching school children the history behind traditional African music and dance. "In Africa they did everything to the rhythm," Shawne said. Based in ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Mozambique, dance and music are central to cultural continuity ... House (May 23–26), DanceAfrica continues its tradition of African cultural engagement through classes, discussions ...

Amapiano is one of South Africa's biggest musical exports, thanks to its viral dance challenges and catchy beats. West ...

The cofounders of San Francisco's annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music easily decided on "A Fire Within," the theme of this year's event. With performances "focusing on the passion and drive ...

(Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival) Country ... you should bring your dancing shoes for the first-ever festival square dance. And bring your guitar, banjo or fiddle: “There ...