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

New Orleans is a city where music is not just entertainment; it is the heartbeat of daily life. From the syncopated grooves ...

Instructor Lawrence Greene leads the African Drumming Class at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta Social Hall Saturday. (Photo by Larry Launstein Jr.) MARIETTA — Residents in the Mid ...

It is customary to be quiet when in a library. This was not the case however at the Dixon Public Library on Saturday. Master percussionist and native Nigerian Onye Onyemaechi hosted an interactive ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...

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 ...

Is it possible that rhythms pounded out on African drums can have a healing effect on our troubled world? After sitting in on a practice session of Ballet Manden, a West African drum, dance and ...

Start the year off right, with more rhythm in your life... by joining our upcoming Feb/March drum lessons! A new series of classes begins on February 22nd in Redwood City, and February 27th in Concord ...

OSSINING A big round of applause concluded a weeklong summer camp, during which children learned West African dancing and drumming from an expert in the field. About 20 children from second to fifth ...