If percussion is the heartbeat of music, Aaron Mossell Junior High School was alive and kicking Tuesday as band students learned to play West African drums. Youssou Lo, a drum and dance instructor ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

With powerful drumming and music, heart-stopping acrobatics, and colorful dance, Cirque Kalabanté’s Afrique en Cirque ushers ...

Thoughtful resources combined with experiential learning guide students to engage with important events in our country’s past ...

With powerful drumming and music, heart-stopping acrobatics and colorful dance, Cirque Kalabanté’s “Afrique en Cirque” ushers in the beauty and energetic artistry of African culture at the Vilar ...

A new documentary, The Odyssey, will comb through a century of traditional Nigerian music to arrive at the present ...

The lights come up to reveal a fishing village. The villagers, portrayed by the dancers and acrobats of Cirque Kalabanté, are preparing for the day, throwing nets, calling out to each other, and ...

Rhythms of the Village, a black-owned cultural center was among many organizations affected by the raging wildfires in Los ...

I got inspired by watching my elder brothers and their friends playing musical instruments so well. That was a spark for me to learn how to play the drum-set professionally and not just as a hubby.

“House of Bondage: Vintage Prints from the Ernest Cole Family Trust – Part II” is on view at Magnum Gallery through March 29, ...

One this special edition of Encore! we speak with jazz historian Dr. Richard Birkemeier, the producer and director of a ...