Kulu Mele

Photo: Terrell Halsey

Kulu Mele: Dancing with and for the Ancestors

Christina Catanese

The African dance and drum ensemble celebrates 50 years in Philadelphia with a new film at the BlackStar Film Festival

Photo: Jaci Downs Photography

Kulu Mele’s 50-year Spirit of Reciprocation

Janna Meiring

The 50-year celebration for Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble commences.

Photo: Jaci Downs

Everything You’ve Come From and Everywhere You’ll Go

Sara Graybeal

A festival of lights.

Photo: Toni Shapiro-Phim

tD Interviews Germaine Ingram on Her Yoruba Diaspora Project

Jonathan Stein

Bringing awareness to the impact of Yoruba, Bantu and Fon traditions on Philadelphia’s cultural landscape.

Photo: Kùlú Mèlé

Let the Roots Show – A Celebration of Dance, Life and Community

Lynnette Young Overby

This first-ever collaboration between Kùlú Mèlé and The Requisite Movers proved a rich cultural experience, from beginning libations to a final invitation onstage.

Photo: Monica Lyons-Jones

ODUNDE Dances in a New Year!

Kariamu Welsh

You hear ODUNDE, one of the nation’s largest and oldest street festivals, before you get there.

Susanna Pham

Striking a CORD – the Philadelphia Conference

Ellen Gerdes

I’m often asked in apparent disbelief: “Do people actually research dance?”

Photo: Monica Lyons Jones

Many Feet, One Step: Kùlú Mèlé Leads a Journey

R. Eric Thomas

An evening of dance that dazzled, astounded and—above all—emphasized the enduring power of community.