Afro Jazz dance is inspired by infectious rhythms and Afro beats using Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, and World music. This dance style fuses Caribbean, African, ballet, contemporary, swing, and jazz dance ...

The Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards including Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Additionally, ...

This special section is devoted to South African jazz, which has prospered for several decades and developed a distinctive character all its own. AAJ: SA was created in 2002 and has since been updated ...

It’s always fascinating to hear how musicians from other countries have taken “America’s music” — Jazz — and adapted it to suit their ethnic and cultural heritage. This is especially true when one ...

Three new Grammys will be handed out at next year’s awards show. On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the additional categories of Best African Performance, Best Pop Dance Recording, and Best ...

A new documentary pays tribute to the Nigerian dance scene and reveals how the country’s technique has made global influences. Uncredited: The Story of Afro Dance submerges into the lives of talented ...

If the ground trembles a bit around the Adrienne Arsht Center on Friday, February 9, don’t blame the State Road 836 construction project down the street. With an as-of-now sold-out house and a trio of ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...

Spearheaded by dance pioneer Najwa I on Chicago’s west side in 1977 and officially incorporated in 1979, NAJWA Dance Corps has carved out a path for Black creatives and has inspired audiences with its ...

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Downtown Milwaukee Campus – C Building Auditorium 1036 N. 8th Street, Milwaukee ...

Introduction. Prologue -- Prehistory. Africa and the West Indies ; New Orleans and the South ; The pattern of diffusion -- Beginnings. From folk to professional ; Early minstrelsy ; Minstrel dances ...