Nigerian dance culture has always been a force of rhythm, creativity, and raw energy. These dance moves turned parties into full-blown carnivals. You weren’t considered cool if you didn’t know the ...

'Uncredited' takes its audience through the complexities of Afro dance, the heritage, and how it has swayed the African culture and the music industry as a whole. The old adage, “there’s nothing new ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

Marvel’s Black Panther is once again roaring in multiplexes with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” opening Friday, and there will be much internet ink spilled over what life must be like in the ...

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Ofentse Pitse embodies a fierce sense of fun as she waves her conducting baton passionately in a dimly lit auditorium in Johannesburg, ahead of a one-of-a-kind show. The pioneering 31-year-old who ...

Whether you’re a nightlife regular or a playlist junkie, here are the top Nigerian DJs turning every Afro-party into a movie this year. In 2025, they’re not just spinning tracks—creating cultural ...

Janka Nabay, a singer, songwriter and bandleader from Sierra Leone who modernized an ancient tradition called bubu and carried it worldwide, died Monday in the Kambia district in northern Sierra Leone ...

In evaluating the art of dancing in Africa and the black diaspora, the African-American ethno-musicologist, Esi-Kinni Olusanyin identifies the dancer’s body as incorporating the sensibilities and ...

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...