People of African descent, the Siddis reached the shores of western India centuries ago, when they were brought by Arab traders, Portuguese or other seafarers. As the years turned into decades and ...

Their rhythmic dance moves, colourful attire and appearance are unmistakably African. Siddi, the African tribe, has called India their home from the past 200 years. There are only about 55,000 Siddis ...

It was music to the ears. Bengaluru: It was music to the ears. A world-renowned pianist, three Polish musicians and the Siddis of Haliyal - blessed with the gift of rhythm - set the stage on fire as ...

HALIYAL: The Siddis (African descendants) of Haliyal have kept their word of celebrating the historic event of Barack Obama, the first Afro-American assuming the chair as 44th President of the United ...

Wellesley assistant professor of African Studies, Pashington Obeng, will be presenting a multimedia account for all ages of his work with African-Indian descendants of slaves (Siddis) on Sunday, April ...

On this week's show, Dr. Henry Drewal, Professor of Art History at the University of Wisconsin — Madison, delivered a lecture titled "The Siddis of India: The African Diaspora of the Indian Ocean." Dr ...