A talented dancer from Mtubatuba who has spent years mentoring others is set to represent South Africa on the international stage when she tours Europe later this year. Cyden Boshoff’s love for ...

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco has reached the knockouts, with no real surprises or exits for Africa's ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Imani Poole’s connection to African culture and dance started before she could even remember. “My father was probably celebrating it before I was even born,” Poole said. Her ...

VERACRUZ, MEXICO — Watsonville’s Esperanza del Valle Folklórico dancers were given the central spot of honor in the streets of Veracruz, Mexico, Sunday night as they joined hundreds of local dancers ...

Utter silence accompanies the faceless stranger in the corner of the screen. The room is empty, save for a glowing lantern beside him, its flame throwing shadows on the wall. Dark red and violet light ...

Just as great pressure creates diamonds out of coal — the world’s largest diamonds come, after all, from South Africa — man’s injustice to his fellow man can paradoxically create great art: an art of ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of the story mentioned an Oct. 17 performance by Ailey II at the Warner Theatre in Torrington. That performance has been canceled. Ailey II is a national treasure, ...

South Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has publicly challenged a cultural professor to a stick fight after criticism of his newly built royal palace. The 50-year-old monarch issued the ...

The Umhlanga Festival, also known as the “Reed Dance,” is one of the most iconic cultural events in the Kingdom of Eswatini in Southern Africa. Every year, usually at the end of August or the ...

Reed authored legislation creating a pathway to US citizenship for thousands of Liberians. Amo’s connection is personal: his parents immigrated to Rhode Island from Liberia and Ghana. US Senator Jack ...