Thanksgiving weekend has a lot of traditions — besides turkey, there’s the parade and Black Friday shopping. Philadelphia is home to another tradition that’s decades strong. The Philly-based African ...

Hundreds of well-wishers and revelers gathered at Bissap Baobab this weekend eager to dance their farewell to the Senegalese nightclub at its final party after 20 years in business. Owner Marco ...

Dancing at Dusk — A Moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring (image courtesy polyphem Filmproduktion) In mid-March, as the sun set on a beach in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal, 38 dancers gave a ...

Map of Senegal in Africa -- Introduction -- Transatlantic travels of West African dance -- The New York dance floor -- Navigating Transatlantic flows -- Re-choreographing Sabar -- The kinaesthetic of ...

Senegalese producer Ibaaku’s “Djula Dance” is a prime example of Afrofuturism as it stands today: an eclectic, electronic opus to a fantasy alien attack. What started as an accompanying soundtrack to ...

If you haven't yet landed on who to root for during the World Cup, you should seriously consider getting behind Senegal. Sure, the men of the Senegalese team have made headlines for their incredible ...

BRATTLEBORO -- The Interactive Arts Collective announces the eighth annual Abene African Dance and Drum Festival from Aug. 24-26 at the (air-conditoned) Stone Church, 210 Main St. The festival ...

It’s been a tough couple of years for Marco Senghor, the owner of the Mission’s popular Senegalese restaurant/nightclub Bissap Baobab, neighboring cafe Little Baobab, and a second Bissap Baobab in ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The performance was inspired by Baba Abdel R. Salaam's visits to Senegal.

Dance instructors from Senegal visited CSUN’s Satellite Student Union on Wednesday night to teach students African dances as part of the African Week. Dance performer and instructor Oumar ‘Niancho’ ...

TOUBAB DIALAW, Senegal (AP) — The glow of a tobacco pipe illuminates the stage before dancer Germaine Acogny begins to move. She uses a simple black cloth to portray her many identities: African, ...