Overnight, Tyla became the world’s most beloved pop star. With her Grammy award-winning breakout single “Water” being the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 ...
Zangbeto: In African Voodoo culture, the Zangbeto dance is dedicated to the night watchmen, in which a tent-like structure is ...
PORT TOWNSEND — Rae Kala is a traveler — Central America, Mexico, Santa Cruz in California, West Africa — but Port Townsend pulls her back, again and again. In the past, she helped assemble an African ...
DanceAfrica photographed by Amitava Sarkar. Join NBC 5 and the Dallas Black Dance Theatre to experience a celebration of rich African heritage and ancestry, during the 16th Annual DanceAfrica ...
From dance-like movements to strength-building routines, these workouts provide holistic benefits for body wellness. Here are five African traditional exercises that can help you achieve a balanced ...
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 ...
In evaluating the art of dancing in Africa and the black diaspora, the African-American ethno-musicologist, Esi-Kinni Olusanyin identifies the dancer’s body as incorporating the sensibilities and ...
This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...
Lliane Loots works for the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN) and is the artistic director/curator of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance festival Now in its 23rd year, JOMBA! is a contemporary dance festival ...
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 ...
A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas Dada ...