Begin with simple beats such as Kuku or Fanga, which are the building blocks of African drumming traditions. Practice these ...

African drum rhythm filled the room and transported me to a different time and place. I began to feel lighter, happier, and more buoyant. A childlike grin inched its way ...

He introduces the two arts at a showroom recently opened in the central city of Da Nang after spending 10 years in various African countries to build his collection. "I spent quite some time in Africa ...

Near the end of her show last September, surrounded by fellow musicians, Kuumba launched into a djembe drum solo, its bright rhythm gathering speed and intensity. Audience members clapped with her.

For its first event, WADCI has invited Adama Ideozu, a celebrated African-American performer from Los Angles, USA, to conduct a workshop on the rhythm of Djole, a mask-dance originating from ...

Jan. 16, 2023 Updated Tue., Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:17 a.m. Sunny Gonzalez, 15, a student at the Community School, practices with 25 of her fellow students on West African djembe drums on Thursday.

After West African drumming teachers involved with the club introduced her to the style, some of her friends and fellow drummers embarked on a journey to West Africa. They returned with rhythms they ...