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.

With a fortune estimated at $940m, Baba Ahmadou Danpullo is ranked number one on Forbes Afrique’s rankings – the French edition of the US magazine. Danpullo is a discreet man, avoiding the media and ...

Now in its 47th year, DanceAfrica, founded in 1977 by the late Baba Chuck Davis, is BAM's longest-running performance series. Brooklyn Academy of Music’s iconic DanceAfrica festival offered a vibrant ...