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, ...

Lagos, Nigeria — March 5, 2026. — 1win Nigeria set the Guinness World Record for the Most Massive Afrobeat Dance, creating a moment that blended culture, community, and celebration in true Lagos style ...

The genre of Afrobeat was started by Fela Kuti, the legendary Nigerian singer and political activist who died of AIDS in 1997. There's been a push to teach people more about him, with museum exhibits, ...

The Scotsman’s warm, uplifting and hugely danceable music provides welcome escapism with this hour-long set spanning everything from deep house to jazzy afrobeat Joshua Mannie AKA Barry Can’t Swim ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — The Black dance culture is steeped in African culture and was brought to North and South America during the slave trade in the 1500's, according to the African American Registry. While ...

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 ...

It’s an overcast Friday evening in early May, and Davido, the hottest young pop artist in Nigeria, is on his way to the Dolce Lounge in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for a gig. On Tuesday, the ...