Zangbeto: In African Voodoo culture, the Zangbeto dance is dedicated to the night watchmen, in which a tent-like structure is activated after special chanting, and it dances continuously. Zangbeto ...
South Africa Tourism partnered with viral video star Matt Harding to launch a South African Soccer-themed dance contest with a grand prize of a trip to the World Cup in June. Contestants create and ...
Two talented 14-year-old dancers from Knysna, Fiah-Bella Fredericks and Chioma Tagbo, have made South Africa proud by winning ...
The dance world mourned Tuesday the internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, who died in the hospital over the weekend at age 39. Masilo died unexpectedly on ...
In 2018, when visiting the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, choreographer Gregory Maqoma came across the multimedia installation The African Choir 1891 Re-imagined (2017). Created by ...
His chosen vocation ridiculed by peers and elders alike, South African teenager Andile Ndlovu remains unwavering in his ambition to become a world-class ballet dancer. One of a small pool of black, ...
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 ...
The hit song Calm Down by Nigerian music star Rema (Divine Ikubor) continues to make headlines after its release in February 2022. The song, featuring US singer and actress Selena Gomez, became the ...
Rising 28-year-old South African dancer and rapper Costa Titch (born Costa Tsobanoglou) died after collapsing on stage on 11 March while performing in Johannesburg. Costa Titch entered the ...
Delou Africa, presenters of DanceAfrica Miami, bridge gaps to preserve African culture with presentations of traditional African dance, drum, music, art, and history. Courtesy of Innovative Arts ...
Locarno Prizewinner Mamadou Dia Readies Feature Documentary ‘Legacy’ About ‘Mother of African Dance’
Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...
Meet a Columbus dancer who was able to make her passion, her profession. Quianna Simpson tries to live her life in respect to the African philosophy of Ubuntu. In this way, she has forged a career out ...
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