Families partake in a lesson on West African village drumming at the Waukee library for Cookies and CultureALL. Dozens of people attended the session where sounds of West ...

An afro-percussion band led by percussionist, singer and songwriter, Abiodun Oke, popularly known as Wura Samba, has released its third album titled, ‘Ajo Rebirth’.According to Oke, the new album—a ...

The dancers shake their hips, kicking their feet to the beat of the age-old "dance of the caterpillars", typically performed ...

Striking out from Agadez, Niger, Etran de L’Aïr (henceforth, EDL) consist of three brothers and a cousin: bassist Abdoulaye ...

For the first time, Carnaval, the famous pre-Lenten tradition in Latin America, made its way to the hilltop on March 11. The ...

New and Familiar” is a third album by Estonian rising female jazz pianist and composer Rahel Talts. It consists of 14 ...

Kuumbwa Jazz will host an evening of music, cultural celebration and local artistry when Samba Ngo and Mandjou Koné perform at the venue for the “Legends Among Us” concert Saturday.

Roynon Performing Arts and Swan Samba hosted the event at Swanmore College on March 23, from 10am to 12pm. The event was the first of its kind and aimed to showcase the benefits of dance, drumming, ...

Africa stands at a critical juncture in its development, with immense potential driven by a youthful population, rich natural resources, and expanding consumer markets. However, while economic growth ...

He also invented Friday cat blogging. By Clay Risen Kevin Drum, who gave up his day job in software marketing to write online about politics, policy and his cats, quickly becoming a key figure in ...

The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns the arrest and intimidation of Mauritanian human rights activist Ahmed Ould Samba and calls for his release. Ahmed Ould Samba, an anti-slavery ...