Explore a rich tapestry of music, dance, drumming, and theater performances and conversations ranging across a number of countries and regions in Africa.
A conversation with members of the touring production of Disney's The Lion King: Deborah Shrimpton (Resident Director), L. Steven Taylor (Mufasa), Tshidi Manye (Rafiki), Drew Hirschfield (Zazu), Michael Reilly (Puppet Master), and Ken Davis (Production Stage Manager)
In this 6-8 lesson, students will gather information about the first ruler of Mali, Sundiata Keita, known as the Lion King of Mali. Students will explore the Dama and Sirige masqueraders and the traditions of Malian music, dance, puppetry, and storytelling. Students will learn African drumming and create puppet masquerades.
Sogolon is the puppet show and theatrical company created by Yaya Coulibaly in order to perpetrate and promote the Mali puppet tradition. The group's core mission is to contribute to develop and promote the Bamanan-Somono-Bozo puppet show.
Dancer Rujeko Dumbutshena and drummer Farai Malianga introduce traditional rhythms and movements from their native country Zimbabwe.
You can’t have African dance without music. The two are inseparable; the dancers are drumming and the drummers are dancing. Learn about two drums—the cajon and djembe —and how to play a rhythm called Funga.
A 3-part audio series that explores different aspects of Arab music: the musical instruments of the Arab World; what makes Arab music unique; and the styles of music in the Arab World
Imani Winds is a woodwind quintet that focuses on illuminating the connection between culture from the African diaspora and the classical music repertoire.
The award-winning performance troupe Urban Bush Women and the National Song and Dance Company of Mozambique join together to present a program that demonstrates the rich and complex music and dance of Southeast Africa.
Founded in 1979, The Song & Dance Company of Mozambique collects, preserves, and presents arts and artists representing the various ethnic groups of this southern African nation.
This performance/discussion focuses on the play Things Fall Apart, adapted from the novel by Nigerian author Chinowa Achebe.
South African playwright Athol Fugard discusses becoming a playwright and his play Valley Song
South African playwright Athol Fugard discusses his 1997 autobiographical play The Captain's Tiger: A Memoir For The Stage
In 1985 the Cameroonian artist Werewere Liking founded the Village Ki-Yi M'Bock (signifying "ultimate knowledge" in Liking's native Bassa language) in the bustling capital of Côte d' Ivoire.
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