The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created during the Malian Empire by the Mandé people across regions including Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. Picture a goblet ...

Abasi "Manblack" Hanif is a teacher, artist, percussionist, and founder of ‘Livin The Rhythm' event. Hanif teamed up with chef and entrepreneur Rahein Jones. Jones' The New Vegan businesses acquired ...

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: ...

The One Beat at a Time drumming circle led an informative discussion on West African drumming music at Aiken's Unitarian Universalist Church Saturday. The group's lively demonstration not only taught ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Skidmore College is well-known for its hands-on approaches to education. Recently, the music department presented an example of this with a show by Dr. Ruth Opara’s class on ...

KALAMAZOO, MI – Kalamazoo's 13th annual Juneteenth celebration will include traditional African music and dance from both internationally-acclaimed performers and students in Kalamazoo Public Schools.

Babatunde Olatunji, a Nigerian drummer whose decades of groundbreaking work were rooted in his native culture and influenced countless musicians, has died. He was 75. Olatunji died Sunday morning at ...

EVERETT — A nonstop flight from Seattle to Africa will take close to 20 hours and cost thousands. But life on the continent can be experienced for free this weekend in Everett. The first-ever Sounds ...