These five songs will work within any summer party mix. All come from the now-vintage repertoire of Afropop legends, and all have stood the test... African Dance Party: Celebrating A Continent African ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Brooklyn students are learning a traditional Ugandan dance for BAM’s festival this weekend. “You cannot shake your hips if you are stressed,” the Ugandan troupe leader told them ...

For an academic program with a daunting title, the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience seems remarkably eager to show folks a good time. While continuing to think seriously about ...

Zangbeto: In African Voodoo culture, the Zangbeto dance is dedicated to the night watchmen, in which a tent-like structure is activated after special chanting, and it dances continuously. Zangbeto ...

Naponi Jurkin has a hard time finding a place to dance in Dallas. "I won't go somewhere if I know the music is bad or the DJ is bad," Jurkin said. Jurkin, who is South Sudanese, has struggled to find ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

Connected to wireless earphones, Yoofi Greene from Ghana begins his dance steps down a busy sidewalk in Guangzhou, China. People, bicycles and cars zoom past. Pedestrians watch with a mix of amusement ...

Africa’s most celebrated dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, turns 80 on 28 May. I have had the privilege of meeting the Senegalese artist, learning from her, and interviewing her as part of my ...

Naponi Jurkin has a hard time finding a place to dance in Dallas. “I won’t go somewhere if I know the music is bad or the DJ is bad,” Jurkin said. Jurkin, who is South Sudanese, has struggled to find ...