If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.

Minutes after returning to Miner Auditorium's stage, Juan De Marcos shared a revelation that would have discouraged many bandleaders. "I am very happy to play tonight for you," he told the packed ...

A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or “Therapy,” and his 2021, Grammy-nominated follow-up was called “El Alimento,” ...

Orchestra coming to Field Hall for three performances ...

To hear reparto in Havana, you don't have to go far. It's playing in every taxi, every café lining La Habana Vieja, on Friday nights at Don Cangrejo and Saturday mornings at Mio y Tuyo. A homemade mix ...

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Bembé Drum and Dance preserves Afro-Latino culture through music in Milwaukee. Bomba and Bembé music genres trace their origins back to West African roots over 400 years ago. Bembé offers year-round ...

Since 1999, Julian Mejia and his SALSAtlanta has taught countless Atlantans how to move to the authentic dance style. When Julian Meija (pictured in blue), founder of SALSAtlanta, first moved to ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era in the music of west Africa. He was a charismatic performer and bandleader ...