SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Skidmore College is well-known for its hands-on approaches to education. Recently, the music department presented an example of this with a show by Dr. Ruth Opara’s class on ...

Is it possible that rhythms pounded out on African drums can have a healing effect on our troubled world? After sitting in on a practice session of Ballet Manden, a West African drum, dance and ...

VESTAL (WBNG) -- An assistant professor in the Africana Studies Department is sharing his knowledge of song and dance with students. Samuel Elikem Kwame Nyamuame a native of Ghana and has a background ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show in 2024: best pop dance recording, best ...

Bongo sensational artist Diamond Platnumz rocks the stage in Mombasa during the Wasafi Festival Concert in Mombasa. [Joackim Bwana, Standard] Hardly a year since it was released, Diamond Platnumz’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist Master KG, dances to Jerusalema in Johannesburg, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. South Africans of all walks of life are dancing ...

The Thiossane West African Dance Institute is bringing the sights, sounds and motion of West Africa to Ohio State this week. The Thursday, Friday and Sunday performances in Sullivant Hall will be ...

The essence of African music, which has an incredibly rich history, lies in its clash of rhythms, styles, and sheer melodic beauty. It’s no small wonder why acclaimed South African producer Culoe de ...

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 ...

Just as great pressure creates diamonds out of coal — the world’s largest diamonds come, after all, from South Africa — man’s injustice to his fellow man can paradoxically create great art: an art of ...