If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.

1. Race and Class in Cuba Before 1850 -- 2. Reassembling African Cabildos in the New World -- 3. Synthesizing Sacred and Secular Worlds and Roles -- 4. Inventing a Political Culture -- 5. Fighting for ...

Grammy-nominated Cuban musician Cimafunk is bringing his Afro-Cuban rhythms and Black American funk energy to West Palm Beach this Friday. Dubbed the James Brown of Cuba, Cimafunk — who has jammed ...

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences announced the death of Bradley Simmons, instructor of music and director of the Duke Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensembles. Simmons, 73, died May 22. “Bradley’s ...

Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has called on African nations to support Cuba in the wake of intensified U.S. economic sanctions, warning that the measures risk creating a humanitarian ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - An exciting musical event took place at Tucson's new venue, La Rosa, featuring the vibrant Afro-Cuban piano tradition of Chuchito Valdés and the virtuosic Brazilian guitar of ...

HAVANA (AP) — As tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties, priests and priestesses of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería held ...

Minutes after returning to Miner Auditorium's stage, Juan De Marcos shared a revelation that would have discouraged many bandleaders. "I am very happy to play tonight for you," he told the packed ...

ITUC-Africa condemned the long-standing sanctions imposed by the U.S., noting that for over six decades, the U.S. has “imposed economic embargo, isolation, and propaganda policies against the people ...