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The entertainment fraternity is mourning the death of singer/dancer Rovleta Fraser Campbell. The 48-year-old artiste passed away last Thursday at Mandeville Hospital in Manchester. According ...
For James Bennett II, this year's releases presented a paradox of choice
Paramount Theatre delivers the gift of gags courtesy of The Second City, while Steppenwolf premieres a new comedy and Evanston's Theo Ubique revives "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," this week in Chicago-area theater.
Shaka Zulu is a drummer, Black masking Indian, and stilt dancer from New Orleans. He grew up in his father's performing arts company, Free Spirit, where he learned stilt dancing, as well as African drumming. He began masking in 1999 under Big Chief Darryl Montana, son of Chief Allison "Tootie" Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas Tribe. Later, in 2018, Shaka Zulu started his own tribe, the Golden Feather Hunters. He's passed Black masking and stilt dancing traditions on to his daughter, ensuring that future generations will carry on as well.
The band, owners of New Orlean's famous Tipitina's club, performed a rare concert in France on Saturday, November 12, at the Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques-Chirac.