Their work songs, dance tunes, and religious music—and the syncopated, swung, remixed, rocked, and rapped music of their descendants—would become the lingua franca of American music, eventually ...

Their work songs, dance tunes, and religious music—and the syncopated, swung, remixed, rocked, and rapped music of their descendants—would become the lingua franca of American music, eventually ...

Music and dance — an integral part of African ... who had a special area in the theater reserved for them. In 1848, African American Peter O'Fake conducted a performance of the Newark Theatre ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...

Butler brought in movement artist Didi Moloi to instruct the series. Moloi is originally from Lesotho, a country within South ...

The influence of African music is widespread. Elements can be heard in blues, gospel, jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of ...

Brown’s “Grace.” “Grace” connects African and American dance, depicting a journey to the promised land set to Duke Ellington’s classic “Come Sunday,” Peven Everett’s hit ...

She was also the founding director IU's African-American Dance Company. After the pandemic, Santiago, who never had a studio and was freshly retired, said she was "bored." That's how the studio ...

“Grace” connects African and American dance, depicting a journey to the ... of Art’s Transformer Station unveils 2025 art and music program 27 things to do in Greater Cleveland this weekend ...