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Africa’s growing influence at the Grammys

Their impact is especially visible online, where African artists dominate viral charts, TikTok challenges and YouTube trends.
The Hollywood Reporter

Grammys Add Three New Categories, Including Best African Music Performance and Best Pop Dance Recording

The academy also announced the best alternative jazz album award and is allowing all Grammy voters, who have limitations in the number of categories they can vote in, to put their bids in for ...
American Songwriter

The Meaning Behind “Water” by Tyla and the Social Media Dance Craze that Made It a Hit

Tyla’s “Water” is the first single from her self-titled debut album, and like many Gen Z stars the South African singer found a global audience on TikTok. She’s since become the highest-charting ...

Song and dance bring South Africa, contemporary fusion to Hampton Roads

The Virginia Arts Festival’s two recent offerings, the Soweto Gospel Choir, back in Norfolk for a third time, and the ...
The Michigan Daily

Gloria Ahlijah (Sitso) celebrates African contemporary dance at MFA thesis concert

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Department of Dance at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance presents Touch a Breath — The Body ...
Pitchfork

Recording Academy Adds New Awards for 2024 Grammys: Best Alternative Jazz Album, Best Pop Dance Recording, and Best African Music Performance

The Recording Academy has added three new categories to the Grammy Awards, the organization announced today (June 13). The 2024 Grammys will include awards for Best Alternative Jazz Album, Best Pop ...
OPB

West African dance company Sebé Kan brings dancers of all ages to Portland stage

Walker joins us, along with his wife Karida Walker, who is a dancer in the troupe; and high school senior Nylah Jae Holt, who has been dancing with Sebé Kan since she was 8 years old. Note: The ...
Columbus Dispatch

Lincoln Theatre to showcase West African dance performance

In a joyful expression of West African culture through dance, music and storytelling, the youth and professional dance companies from Thiossane West African Dance Institute will showcase the ...
Variety

Locarno Prizewinner Mamadou Dia Readies Feature Documentary ‘Legacy’ About ‘Mother of African Dance’

Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...
ABC12

Grammy Awards add Best African Music Performance category

Next year's Grammys will feature three new categories, including Best African Music Performance, as the awards move to reflect the massive popularity of Afrobeats around the world. The category ...
Rolling Stone

Grammys Add Three New Categories, Including Best African Performance and Pop Dance Recording

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 ...