How Charlotte African, Latin and Indian dance groups foster culture + community

Charlotte-area organizations like El Alma de la Luna, Dances of India and Charlotte African Drum and Dance Collective elevate ...
The New York Times

‘Homegrown’: At BAM, DanceAfrica Keeps It All in the Family

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The year’s festival features local troupes. “The stories and music and dance that evolved here were just as important” as those from Africa, its ...
Kansas City Star

Inside KC’s thriving African drum and dance community, younger than ever

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 ...
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African Children's Choir performs in Siloam Springs

A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: OFFERED THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF AFRICAN CULTURE. 40-29'S TIA GREENE TAKES US TO JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY IN SILOAM SPRINGS WHERE A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAD ...
Columbus Dispatch

African Children's Choir to lift up voices, uplift spirits at Pataskala concert

The African Children’s Choir will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Tri-Village Christian Church in Pataskala. The choir was founded in 1984 by minister Ray Barnett to support the education ...
The Conversation

Amapiano Awards: South Africa’s dance music scene spreads its joy across the world

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...

Mali’s maestro of African salsa: how Boncana Maïga shaped dance music

The 1965 album recorded in Cuba, entitled Las Maravillas de Mali, is a gem of its time, a showcase for Maïga’s early ...