In the Afro-descended Cuban culture people often say that “we go to dance to cleanse ourselves”. And they mean it both literally and metaphorically depending on their own personal relationship ...

Ana María Álvarez calls herself an “artivist,” a term that describes her passion for art and drive to influence positive social change. As head of UC San Diego’s dance area in the Department of ...

Over the past two decades, Álvarez has choreographed rousing performances through her CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater, which explores topics such as oppression, immigration, colonization and food ...

A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or ...

From the opening chant of the group’s first number “Eshu Nigüe (Elegua),” all the way through “La Reina del Norte,” OKAN is ...

The interludes in the show are what really grounds it to humanity. The projector turns on, playing videos of real-life ...

An energetic dance associated with the carnivals of Brazil ... and accompany the acoustic guitar. Bongo drums are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of two drums which are held between ...

Jews savor rice, beans and other Cuban staples for Sabbath dinner. Santeria devotees immerse the senses as they dance and ...

In the early 1980s, Senegalese singer Youssou N'dour performed at the Africa Centre in London as part of a club night called ...

14, 2024, at the Missouri History Museum will have many dance style performances including hip hop, Afro- Cuban, West African ...