Ann-Marie Shapiro is sweating and catching her breath as she sits to put on her shoes in the great room at the Channing-Murray Foundation. She looks physically spent but elated. The 41-year-old ...

Sep. 4—Students from the Wade Center in Bluefield had an opportunity Tuesday to learn about West African Djembe Rhythms. Adama Dembele, master Djembefola (dejembe player) from the Ivory Coast, who now ...

“Bomba is not only a genre, it's kind of a lifestyle," one dancer said. As the nation commemorates Black History Month, Afro-Puerto Ricans are using their traditional dance and music -- Bomba -- to ...

The Bokandeye African American Dance Theater gave a workshop that told the history of West African through dance, rhythm, song and theater. The events were the last of several that occurred throughout ...

If you walked by Mulberry Arts Studios in the past couple of weeks, there's a chance you heard the sound of drums. Not just any drums — traditional African drums, called djembe, that are so ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The UB Center for the Arts will continue the 2002-03 KeyBank Dance Series with Le Ballet National du Senegal at 8 p.m. on Nov 7 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on ...

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 ...

Utter silence accompanies the faceless stranger in the corner of the screen. The room is empty, save for a glowing lantern beside him, its flame throwing shadows on the wall. Dark red and violet light ...

Across Africa, the festive season arrives with a familiar blend of warmth, community, colour, and cultural pride.