He decided to go back to Guinea to give back to his community by opening a school to teach others the skills he had acquired. After a couple years, his students were performing at the level of ...

In a joyful expression of West African culture through dance, music and storytelling, the youth and professional dance companies from Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase the ...

Walker joins us, along with his wife Karida Walker, who is a dancer in the troupe; and high school senior Nylah Jae Holt, who has been dancing with Sebé Kan since she was 8 years old. Note: The ...

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 ...

GRASONVILLE — Grasonville Elementary School students explored traditional West African dance and drumming Jan. 14 during a performance and workshop led by guest teaching artists through the Carole ...

Police are asking the public for help in finding the man’s German Shepherd-Rottweiler mix named Shayla. Traffic a concern for new performing arts center at Portland State University Work continues on ...

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.

Reviewed by Lloyd Geyde in Mail and guardian Friday (Johannesburg, South Africa) April 21-27, 2017, page 6. AFA copy 39088019012178 Gift from Janet Stanley. "Highlife Giants is an intimate portrait of ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era in the music of west Africa.He was a charismatic performer and bandleader, ...

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...