The Fritete African Drum & Dance Group

Brew, co-founder of the Performing Arts Center for African Cultures (PACAC), and The Fritete African Drum & Dance Group ...
BroadwayWorld

DanceAfrica 2025 At BAM Honors 50 Years Of Mozambican Liberation

DanceAfrica, BAM's longest-running program and the nation's largest festival of African dance and culture, returns for its 48th year with a full weekend of performances, films, dance classes, and ...
NBC DFW

DBDT: 16th Annual Dance Africa

DanceAfrica photographed by Amitava Sarkar. Join NBC 5 and the Dallas Black Dance Theatre to experience a celebration of rich African heritage and ancestry, during the 16th Annual DanceAfrica ...
WFAE 90.7

Dance performance in Charlotte celebrates the African diaspora

Children from refugee and immigrant families took center stage at the Mint Museum in Charlotte on Wednesday night, performing ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

‘We’re not in it alone’: Building community for Black dance

Ayodele is a Yoruba word meaning “joy in the home,” and the Chicago-based Ayodele Drum & Dance imparts the joy of these African arts through adult and youth classes, workshops and performances—all ...
Yahoo

The South African Roots of Tyla’s Viral TikTok Dance Challenge

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comfortable with trending on TikTok, the South African songstress has also been the face of a few viral dances, prompting hundreds ...

Why dance remains a powerful act of resistance in South Africa

Marking International Dance Day, this commentary argues that dance in South Africa is far more than artistic expression.
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South African dance video captures pure joy as mother-daughter duo let loose

A mom and daughter duo had Mzansi entertained after showing off their quirky, carefree dance moves at a family gathering The wholesome TikTok moment captured South Africans’ love for dance, with many ...
CNN

There’s a new category for African musicians at the Grammys. Here’s what you need to know about the nominees

For the first time, African music will have its own category at the Grammys. The Recording Academy will showcase three new categories for this year’s awards, including “Best African Music Performance” ...
The Vindicator

Black History Month events

YOUNGSTOWN — “Greatness Revealed: The Art of African Americans at the Butler Institute of American Art.” Virginia Banks and Lou Zona will co-curate. The exhibit is open daily through March 1. WARREN — ...
The Conversation

South Africa’s dance music craze, amapiano, could conquer the world – if its stars step up

There’s a lot of hype around amapiano. The South African dance music genre has dominated dancefloors since 2019, spreading from South Africa to West Africa and now to the world. But it’s time to peer ...
Rolling Stone

Grammys Add Three New Categories, Including Best African Performance and Pop Dance Recording

Three new Grammys will be handed out at next year’s awards show. On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the additional categories of Best African Performance, Best Pop Dance Recording, and Best ...