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

The Festival in the Desert -- described as the "most remote music festival on the planet" -- has taken place since 2001 near Timbuktu in the African Sahara.

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.

Date 2006 C2006 Type Scores Physical description 63 p. of music : ill., port ; 31 cm Place Africa Africa, West Data Source Smithsonian Libraries Topic Percussion instruments--Study and teaching ...

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 ...

With the West African djembe at the core of his percussive passion, Scalici has opened drumming to countless individuals eager to pound, paradiddle or otherwise find their inner rhythm.

As a result, the first African drum, the djembe, was born. "People came (to our music base) not just to learn, but also to experience the joy of playing, to release the pressure they face daily ...

Albums from Triangle musicians, “The Tao of Time,” by Jim Roberts and Africa Unplugged’s, “ The EP, Vol. 2,” highlight the West African drum and dance tradition of Durham’s musical scene.