Today her work is being rediscovered and performed by many more orchestras again. The ‘Juba Dance’ originates in West Africa and was brought over to the United States by slaves who were forced ...

Sloan drew inspiration from a dance popularized in the mid-19th century by William Henry Lane, an African American performer known as "Master Juba." Lane famously competed against Irish American ...

“Juba Dance” honors the rhythmic origins of African America body percussion from prolific classical composer and academic Florence Price, “whose works from the early 1900s are still being ...

Naomi: This is music by Florence Price, an African-American trailblazer who combined the traditions of classical music with the sound and rhythms of West African dance music. And that is the Juba ...