How jazz moved from a position of dominance in popular music to a niche music but also to the status of Black classical music.

The Village Voice reviews "Edges of Ailey" the Whitney Museum show of the dancer and choreographer contextualized by visual arts.

Everyone knows how jazz, intertwined with the deeper sound of blues, emerged as the indomitable musical voice of black ...

An Oakland woman has brought the joy of dance and an appreciation for African American culture to performers and audiences for 52 years.

Cities across the globe offer plenty of cost-free experiences, from iconic architecture and museum exhibits to vibrant public ...

Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase West African culture in music, dance and storytelling performances.

The keyboard, everything, came to me,” she said, “including knowing that I wanted ‘Fanga’ to go with that.” It was the moment of inspiration for the title song of “Soaring High,” Kuumba’s live concert ...

While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of Afrobeats’ international popularity, some musicians are now ...

The Stockton University Performing Arts Center will be hosting two unusual shows in the coming week. First, at 7:30 p.m. on ...

On Nov. 6, Grand Valley State University’s Africana studies program (AAA), in collaboration with the African Student Council ...

There are few images more indelible in the history of American dance: Judith Jamison, regal and passionate in white leotard ...

Judith Jamison, dance star and former artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died Saturday. She was 81.