CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The International African American Museum (IAAM) is hosting a West African drumming experience as part of its summer Keys and Conversation program. The Amen-Ra Drummers will ...

Music is such an important part in many cultures. The drums in particular play a role in African and Caribbean traditions.

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...

Jordan Taylor Hill is an artist, cultural educator and founder of Rhythms of the Diaspora, who tours schools across the state ...

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 ...

Mirror photo by Cherie Hicks Yamoussa Camara plays a djemba drum in Heritage Plaza while his wife, Valerie Metzler, watches. Behind him is a gongoma. Yamoussa Camara rapidly tapped the hacksaw blades ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Members of the Spirit of Angela West African Dance and Drum group perform for a crowd at the end of a Kwanzaa celebration on ...

Sowande Keita of Detroit has been playing the drums for as long as he can remember. “There’s a legendary story, that is actually very true, my father tied the DJembe around my waist before I could ...

Bovenzi will host his family, and fellow drummers together for an afternoon filled with music, connection, and joy in support ...

PART OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. IT WAS A SIGHT TO SEE THE AKWABA ENSEMBLE BRINGS HIGH ENERGY TO THEIR PERFORMANCES, AND THESE STUDENTS FROM THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL WERE ALL IN. ONCE YOU HEAR THE SOUND OR ...

BRATTLEBORO - On Wednesday, June 25 African Dance Vermont presents a West African drum class for all levels from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. with instructor Namory Keita. The classes will be held at the Centre ...