The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of ...

OF WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING SINCE BIRTH AND NOW HE’S SHARING HIS PATH IN PASSION WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT YOUNGER THAN HE IS. YEAH TODAY HELD A WORKSHOP AT THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Chet Leach looked as if he was about to burst with a mix of pride and concern Wednesday night as ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The African Drum Beats, Bozeman's African Children's drum ensemble, will perform at Montana State ...

There are as many reasons to take an African drumming class as there are people taking the class. Students in Heidi Alina’s Wednesday morning class at Red Crags Arts & Agriculture House in Manitou ...

On a recent Saturday, the main hall of Yale’s Afro-American Cultural Center echoed with the sound of drums, playing driving, intricate rhythms together — compelling enough to bring someone in off the ...

Kazi Oliver remains one thing at his core: a drummer. As he compulsively taps his fingers around from the table to his glass and over the dashiki patterns on his chest, he tells the story of when his ...

No African drum -- or djembe, as they are known in West Africa -- is the same. No two offer the same tone. Some of the hand-carved instruments are large. Some are small. Some are undistinguished in ...