This week, three performances mark the 20th anniversary of “Agbedidi,” UF’s annual celebration of African dance and music. Presented by the UF School of Theatre and Dance, “Agbedidi” runs 7:30 p.m.

A little over 10 years ago now, an obscure song from Pretoria, South Africa flipped dancefloors across the Northern Hemisphere on their ears. It was called “Township Funk,” and if you know it, you are ...

A collaboration in African dance music from Tucson to Ghana is happening this weekend at Solar Culture Gallery. The Tucson-based band Key Ingredients of African Soul is joining forces with African ...

Drexel University has partnered with West Philadelphia’s Community Education Center (CEC) to host the country’s most renowned festival of African dance, music and culture, DanceAfrica on Nov. 8 and ...

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 ...

Ofentse Pitse embodies a fierce sense of fun as she waves her conducting baton passionately in a dimly lit auditorium in Johannesburg, ahead of a one-of-a-kind show. The pioneering 31-year-old who ...

Afrobeats artist Rema has returned with the release of "Kelebu", and has offered a reward for fans who create a signature dance for the track. The internet is currently enaged in the discourse that, ...

JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (Reuters) - South African musical export Amapiano has crossed borders and cultural barriers, reaching as far as Japan. To top female artists Kamo Mphela and DBN Gogo, who helped ...

Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...

If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.