Hailing from the Ga people of Ghana, the kpanlogo rhythm is matched with a dance style bearing the same name. The syncopated ...

“Rambax is unique,” says Touré, whose family of prominent griot percussionists had him drumming from the age of four.

On June 13 the sad news arrived that legendary South African drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo had passed away after a long illness ...

Morgan State University has become the first HBCU to participate in the Venice Architecture Biennale with “ReCall & Response, ...

Juneteenth honors a legacy that touches every facet of American life, serving as both a joyful celebration of Black ...

Bradley Simmons, instructor of West African percussion at Duke University for nearly three decades, died at 72 on May 22.

Burke said he is the great-great-grandson of Peter Bailey, who was part of Company K in the 17th Regiment of the U.S. Colored ...

When I think of roots, I think of lineage and mothers. Tradition is passed on primarily through the mothers," dancer Ramya S.

Nefertari African Dance Co. visited Marquette from Milwaukee to teach people how to do some basic African-inspired dance ...