Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olivia Stepp said she's been "bit" by the rippling drum rhythms and authentic dances from a rich Guinea culture built on ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Skidmore College is well-known for its hands-on approaches to education. Recently, the music department presented an example of this with a show by Dr. Ruth Opara’s class on ...

May 29, 2017 May 29, 2017 Updated Jul 9, 2025 LONDONDERRY —It was a night to showcase African drumming and traditional dance. North Elementary School welcomed artists in resident James Marshall and ...

Join in master African drum and dance classes with Youssouf Koumbassa and Mohamad Camara from Guinea West Africa on their third annual visit to Bozeman. Classes are Wendesday, Oct. 15, ...

FLINT, MI — Since the age of five, Kevin “Baba” Collins has had some sort of instrument in his hands and had a hunger for learning about his culture and its history. “I’ve been studying music ever ...

Santa Cruz is known to have a plethora of cultural dance and features an authentic cultural African experience. Amongst the talent here are Santa Cruz residents Mbor and Oumou Faye, originally from ...

From the minimalism of composer Steve Reich, who studied polyrhythms with the Ewe people in Ghana, to the choreography of Martha Graham, Pearl Primus and Katherine Dunham, traditional West African ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Rhythms Drum & Dance Store announces the return of Master Dancer Youssouf Koumbassa and ...

DETAILS: The Stone Ridge Library will present a program of African Drumming and Dance with Kibola Sougei. Kibola Sougei features Mamadouba “Mimo” Camara, who was born and raised in Conakry, the ...

African Landing Day brought descendants, organizers, and community members together in Hampton to remember the first Africans ...

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- As we wrap up celebrating Black History Month, a Brooklyn family teaching African dance and drumming in public schools lost its rhythm after not getting paid for ...