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 ...

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, ...

What's that you say? This year's summer solstice was on June 24? Fine. But the much more musical Summer Soulstice 6: Afrobeat Dance Party happens Friday at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. That's ...

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 ...

“We have eight people out right now, and we're all in one van with no trailer,” says NOMO bandleader and saxophonist Elliot Bergman. “It's like the Ringling Brothers' clown car, Russian nesting dolls ...

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 ...

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 ...