Every Friday night, African Drums & Art Crafts owner Saikou Saho welcomes a band of novice and expert thumpers into the shop for a weekly drumming class using his stock of djembes, doundouns and tamas ...

Impromptu performances, like rolling thunder, daily shake the grassy hill at Musikfest’s Handwerkplatz. There, a master drum-maker and his assistant demonstrate their handiwork- wood-sculpted drums ...

OTTAWA — Ottawa University’s pep band is marching to the beat of a different drum. But to simply describe the new bass drum as different is a bit of a misnomer. The handcrafted, rope-tension, ...

What would The Beatles have been without the "beat" from Ringo Starr's drums? Beatles - beat - get it? OK, maybe that's not so funny. The drum is the oldest musical instrument ever made. A simple ...

In this 2 hour workshop, you will learn African drumming techniques, rhythms and history. Led by Saikou, the owner of African Drums & Art Crafts. Each attendee will have their own African drum, ...

A big, red, barn-style building sits on an isolated corner of Trent Avenue. The moment you step over the threshold, the smell of fresh cedar hits your nose and you're greeted by the steady buzz of ...