Half of the percussion section is lined up along a classroom wall, with whiteboards to their backs. Each young boy is shaking a shekere — a West African instrument made from a dried gourd and covered ...

Olivia Stepp said she's been "bit" by the rippling drum rhythms and authentic dances from a rich Guinea culture built on generations of storytelling. Stepp's classic ballet training did not prepare ...

Thanksgiving weekend has a lot of traditions — besides turkey, there’s the parade and Black Friday shopping. Philadelphia is home to another tradition that’s decades strong. The Philly-based African ...

The Field Museum is celebrating Black History Month with a number of events centered around African Americans’ contributions to science and museums. Ayodele drum and dance is taking part in that ...

The Wassa Wassa African Dance & Drum Festival at the Railyard Performance Center began Thursday and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 11.

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Students from Blythewood High School's West African Drum and Dance Ensemble performed for the students at Jackson School in Kershaw County at the district's Black History Month ...

SUNBURY — Did you ever think you’d see flamenco dance or hear steel drum music in Central Pennsylvania? On Saturday, both flamenco and steel drums will be part of a World Rhythm and Dance Festival at ...

Bringing cultural awareness and education about Indigenous peoples through a Native American drum and dance performance is the Aspen Indigenous Foundation’s goal in Aspen this weekend, according to ...

The kids of Hartford’s Proud Drill, Drum & Dance Corp want to end violence in their neighborhoods. The after school program, founded seven years ago by Hartford resident Terry Starks and her husband ...

Four large taiko drums took over the stage as Dance Marathon neared the end of its 26-hour run with a performance from Yukai Daiko. “The reason we decided to audition was just to bring the sound of ...

From Drum Tao's Taiko drums and acrobatics to a complex performance from Les Ballets Africains, WBUR arts contributor Shira ...