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Black History Month: The Black History of Tap Dancing

Black History Month: The Black History of Tap Dancing

FromAfropop Worldwide


Black History Month: The Black History of Tap Dancing

FromAfropop Worldwide

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Foundational for Broadway and the movies, intertwined with jazz, tap dancing is a Great American Art. Strap on your shoes and shuffle along as we trace the history of tap and celebrate the Black artists and innovators who built--and continue to build--this art form. From its murky origins melding African percussion and Anglo-Irish step dancing, to tap's golden age and its ongoing evolution. Produced by Ben Richmond.
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Afropop Worldwide is an internationally syndicated weekly radio series, online guide to African and world music, and an international music archive, that has introduced American listeners to the music cultures of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean since 1988. Our radio program is hosted by Georges Collinet from Cameroon, the radio series is distributed by Public Radio International to 110 stations in the U.S., via XM satellite radio, in Africa via and Europe via Radio Multikulti.