Half of the percussion section is lined up along a classroom wall, with whiteboards to their backs. Each young boy is shaking a shekere — a West African instrument made from a dried gourd and covered ...

The students were eager to embrace the unique challenge of combining the cadences of traditional marching drums and the djembe, an african drum made from wood and animal skin. "It's pretty cool. I ...

Olivia Stepp said she's been "bit" by the rippling drum rhythms and authentic dances from a rich Guinea culture built on generations of storytelling. Stepp's classic ballet training did not prepare ...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Students from Blythewood High School's West African Drum and Dance Ensemble performed for the students at Jackson School in Kershaw County at the district's Black History Month ...

Watch an African Drum performance from the local Black History Month event. Dr. Tanya Price showcased polyrhythm on African drums with the help of audience members during a performance on Feb. 20, ...

Kindergartners and fifth graders from Pittsburgh’s Phillips and Westwood elementary schools entertained City Council with songs and an African drum performance Tuesday in celebration of Black History ...

Dressed in black and white, the students of McDaniel College’s African Drumming ensemble made their way through campus Thursday night carrying their djembes through the cold for the group’s first ...

A master drummer from Guinea West Africa set the tempo during a drum and dance performance at the Polly Klaas Community Theater marking Black History Month. The thrumming beat of djembe drums filled ...

PORTSMOUTH — A large crowd packed Chestnut Street on a Monday morning that brightened up for a Juneteenth ceremony at the African Burying Ground. “It’s important for my kids to be a part of a ...

They had to compete with graduations, the incipient Memorial Day weekend holiday, and a dreary morning, but a trio of drummers and dancers nonetheless drew a crowd. Christian Adeti, Maxwell Ayivi and ...

The North Ridgeville Branch of the Lorain Public Library System hosted a drumming event Feb. 9 with West African drummer Sogbety Dimonade. The event featured drumming lessons, dance sessions and basic ...

Reviewed by Cecilia Durojaye in African music (Grahamstown, South Africa) 10 (3) 2017, pages 170-173 (ML5.A25 AFA). AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. African Drumming: ...