Brazilian Rhythms: Capoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art form that incorporates elements of music, song and dance. Although the details of capoeira’s early history are widely debated, [...]
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Woman Beats Man for Offensive Facebook Post
Okay, so according to the video’s YouTube description, this Brazilian woman is slapping this poor man silly for an “offensive Facebook post.” Now, I [...]
Today’s Funny: Cute Kid Battles NBA Usher at Detroit Pistons Game
This epic dance battle went down in 2013 during a Detroit Pistons game and it was so hilariously cute, that it quickly went viral. (The two dancing machines were even [...]
White Boy Kills the #WhipDance
Every year, our Black youth come up with fresh dance crazes that explode all over the country. (Hey, it’s just in our blood.) This time around, the latest wave taking [...]
Cuban Rhythms: Rumba
Rumba is a sub-genre of Afro-Cuban music. Perhaps one of the most common music and dance styles in the country, Afro-rumba is split into three categories (and no, we’re [...]
African Instruments: the Mbira
The mbira is a wooden instrument topped with metal prongs that is played by cupping the base with your hands and plucking the metal teeth with your thumbs. Some variations [...]
Cute Little Girl Killing It to Jersey Club
If you know anything about Jersey’s urban culture, then you know club music is HUGE in NJ! (No, not that fist-pumping Jersey Shore crap, but an actual musical genre [...]