Map of Senegal in Africa -- Introduction -- Transatlantic travels of West African dance -- The New York dance floor -- Navigating Transatlantic flows -- Re-choreographing Sabar -- The kinaesthetic of ...

"Once you have made a decision," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, "the universe conspires to make it happen." French drummer Raphaël Pannier may concur, though as a footnote he might also stress the amount ...

For many people, life is a maze that they navigate the best they can—unaided by the guiding hand of destiny. For a much smaller number, the clear course of their life presents itself early on. Take ...

MIT’s Senegalese drumming ensemble ventured to West Africa during IAP to practice the art of sabar. KAOLACK, Senegal – The MIT students have just finished dinner and are crumpling soda cans into trash ...