Want to get a good workout in while also healing your ancestral trauma? It’s not usually something you can do at the same ...
The annual Congo Square Rhythms Festival is returning this year, bringing some of the African cultural traditions practiced in the 19th century to 21st century New Orleans.
Beyond proving that ballet is still alive, ballerina Misty Copeland’s “Sinners” Oscars performance channeled her iconic ...
Now, I am standing in Benin, a place which holds a part of my heritage, watching the rhythm of the crowd and the invocation of spirits, and thinking of the father who raised me—and also the other who ...
Returning land restores hope – President Ramaphosa There was jubilation, song and dancing in uMzimkhulu on Friday as President Cyril Ramaphosa handed over title deeds to communities and families ...
Across generations, across borders, and across genres, African women have not only contributed to the continent’s sound, they have defined it.From the golden era of Afro-jazz and soul to the current ...
Tensions in two Durban Catholic parishes have reignited debate over syncretism after Archbishop Mandla Jwara and several KwaZulu-Natal bishops condemned certain traditional practices among clergy.
I BLEND Yoruba tradition, carnival energy and contemporary jazz into a distinctly London sound,’ says David Kayode, ...
The University of Wisconsin Dance Department performed “Moonshine,” a multimedia celebration of Black History Month featuring hip-hop, tap, jazz and spoken-word poetry as a love letter to black ...
By speaking to women across the continent, I discovered how reclaiming pre-colonial rites and rituals can help us find joy in our bodies ...
From near-empty dancefloors to sold-out nights at Lisbon’s biggest club, the imprint has spent 15 years championing Afro-Portuguese beats, reshaping the city’s musical identity in the process ...
Fresh from Venice Biennale triumph, Gugulethu-born dance icon Mamela Nyamza returns home with two Baxter Theatre premieres.