The ASU African Drum Ensemble gathers people together to learn and appreciate different African nations' traditional music. The ensemble chooses a nation to study, and it bases its performances on ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was telling of Omelika Kuumba’s spirit that on her birthday, her first after losing both parents within eight months of one another, she would give a concert in their honor. Near the end of her ...

As more people awaken to world music, transplanted artists from around the globe find ways to share their cultures locally. Two African groups will do just that when they perform this weekend. West ...

The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of history with a heartbeat that traces back to the African continent. At the ...

Program notes by Guy Warren on container. Performer(s): For jazz ensemble featuring African drums; Guy Warren, drums-composer-conductor ; James Hawthorne Bey, Robert Whitney and Phillip Hepburn, drums ...

It was more complicated and sophisticated than he had heard before, and when he saw a television special about African drumming, and realized the similarities, it was mind-blowing. He played all he ...