Nigerian dance culture has always been a force of rhythm, creativity, and raw energy. These dance moves turned parties into full-blown carnivals. You weren’t considered cool if you didn’t know the ...
The graveyard of forgotten Nigerian hits may be empty sooner than we think. Thanks to TikTok, old Nigerian jams are living their second life, and they’re louder than ever. The app has officially ...
Ananya Jahanara Kabir is Professor of English Literature at King’s College London. The research underlying this article has been funded by the European Research Council and The British Academy. But ...
The ascent of Nigerian music to global dominance is no longer a conversation about potential. It has now been etched into the annals of music history. This week, American pop culture custodians, ...
On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.
One of the movers and shakers in the Afrobeats movement, singer Mr Eazi, has gone dancehall on his club banger Dance Pon Me. The Nigerian artiste teams with Mixpak Records boss Dre Skull and Cadenza, ...
VESTAL (WBNG) -- An assistant professor in the Africana Studies Department is sharing his knowledge of song and dance with students. Samuel Elikem Kwame Nyamuame a native of Ghana and has a background ...
In a joyful expression of West African culture through dance, music and storytelling, the youth and professional dance companies from Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase the ...
In evaluating the art of dancing in Africa and the black diaspora, the African-American ethno-musicologist, Esi-Kinni Olusanyin identifies the dancer’s body as incorporating the sensibilities and ...
If An African City, the Ghanaian web series inspired by the famed HBO drama Sex and The City, was a way for creator Nicole Amarteifio to show the world contemporary African women in a fresh, sexually ...