Afro Jazz dance is inspired by infectious rhythms and Afro beats using Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, and World music. This dance style fuses Caribbean, African, ballet, contemporary, swing, and jazz dance ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center will launch its “Mother Africa” season with the world premiere of “Afro!,” a new commission by managing and artistic director — and jazz legend — Wynton Marsalis, on Sept. 18–20 ...

The Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards including Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Additionally, ...

Three new Grammys will be handed out at next year’s awards show. On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the additional categories of Best African Performance, Best Pop Dance Recording, and Best ...

This post was updated March 30 at 11:02 p.m. Arturo O’Farrill is saying goodbye to the past and hello to the future of Afro Latin jazz. The global jazz studies professor as well as founder and ...

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Introduction. Prologue -- Prehistory. Africa and the West Indies ; New Orleans and the South ; The pattern of diffusion -- Beginnings. From folk to professional ; Early minstrelsy ; Minstrel dances ...