Listen to a drummer playing the beat to a traditional dance in the middle of an African marketplace
African drummer and dancers performing in a marketplace
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Davis recorded more than 50 albums and starred in three Broadway shows.
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© Archive Films/Getty ImagesLouis Armstrong performs “Dinah” in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1933.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Down the yellow brick road...Media Editor: Kira Helm
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of ballet instruction.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Astaire's first screen test earned him a negative review: “Can't act, can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little.”
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TravelShots/Pond5.comKanaga masks worn by Dogon dancers of Mali. These masks are traditionally associated with funerary rites to honor deceased relatives and to guide their spirits to the realm of the ancestors.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzAn overview of the African slave trade, with a discussion of Zanzibar.