When I contacted Gordon Kay, I was just looking to do a story about the African drum classes he teaches at the Channing Murray Foundation. However, after finding out how involved he is in the local ...

MANKATO — Anyone standing near the SAL Youth Center the past few afternoons may have been struck by a funny sound. An invigorating, vibrant sound. The kind of sound that reverberates through walls and ...

As Yacou Mbaye pounds out the deep, powerful beats of his West African drum, the school hall at Bathurst in central west New South Wales resonates to the rhythm. Loading... Children pop orange plugs ...

OF WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING SINCE BIRTH AND NOW HE’S SHARING HIS PATH IN PASSION WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT YOUNGER THAN HE IS. YEAH TODAY HELD A WORKSHOP AT THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ...

A free West African drum circle takes place every Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The circle is led by Francis Kweku Osei, a professional drummer from Ghana. The event aims to share West African ...

The Pune Drum Circle, led by Upendra Dhawale brings African tribal music— djembes — to Mumbai and Pune, where individuals converge, united by their shared passion for drumming The Pune Drum Circle, ...

There are as many reasons to take an African drumming class as there are people taking the class. Students in Heidi Alina’s Wednesday morning class at Red Crags Arts & Agriculture House in Manitou ...

The colors and sounds of Africa filled the Chariot on Saturday as residents experienced their cultural roots through music, dance, drums, plays, language and food. Elders and children alike smiled, ...

PEEKSKILL — African drums flanked the doorway to Kazi Oliver’s home. In a scrapbook, you can see photos and news clippings of his years of African-drumming stage performances as well as his drum ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Seny Tatchol Camara, giving instructions on how to strike the drum. Credit: Brian Slattery Photos ...

The West African djembe is to the new millennium what the acoustic guitar was to the 1960s: a low-tech partymaker. Young Parisians play it in parks, Californians tote it to mountaintops and tourists ...