BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Tamara Ebo says the area around her Devastation Dance Company and Academy is a “gym desert”. There is not a traditional fitness center within a 10 minute drive from the dance ...

You wouldn't necessarily call NOMO a jazz group, though as a touring band it certainly could pass for one. A week ago at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art, it carried a front line of trumpet, ...

As (Un)credited: The Story of Afro Dance drops on Red Bull TV, we catch up with Westsyde Lifestyle, the Nigerian crew that popularised a fusion of afrobeat styles. The streets of Lagos are rich with ...

Comedian Zarna Garg performs at Stanford Live on May 11-12. Courtesy STUDIOPARAB. This weekend, comedian Zarna Garg performs at Stanford Live, local label Redtone Records holds an Afrobeat dance party ...

CITY student Christine Ngo Souhe convinced charity funders to award her £1,000 to run African dance classes for youngsters in Southampton because she was worried they were growing up not knowing ...

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Afrobeat, a genre combining traditional African music with jazz, funk, and highlife, gained global popularity in the past decade. Originating in Nigeria in the late 1960s and popularised by the ...