As my eyes adjust to the half-light, I discern through a veil of incense a line-up of objects fixed to the temple wall: axe heads, a hollow armadillo shell, a hare pelt. The acolytes, dressed in white ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — More than 11.3 million people live in Bolivia. Around 23,000 identified as Afro in a 2012 census, the first and only time they appeared as a distinct category. YUNGAS, Bolivia ...

A sign that reads in Spanish: “Welcome to Mururata, cradle of Afro-Bolivian culture” stands in Mururata, Bolivia, on Aug. 3, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.) Listen YUNGAS, Bolivia — Cielo Torres had ...

Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely encountered people who ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely ...

As someone who has already mastered the art of Afro dancing, how would Coach April rate the team-up of Rodjun Cruz and JM Yrreverre? Catch the hottest dance moves of our Celebrity Dance Stars Glaiza ...

Glastonbury has shared the flashmob dance for 2025, and it is set to Nile Rodgers & Chic‘s ‘Le Freak’. Check out the dance tutorial below. This year, it is coming back and will celebrate the huge 1979 ...

In a country where music pulses through every corner and rhythm is a way of life, dance has become more than just a form of expression – it’s a full-fledged profession. From the streets of Lagos to ...

The intoxicating rhythms of Cuban music will entice and nourish the soul when an Afro-Cuban festival comes to the North. Get the details. The popular festival is dancing back to the island for a ...