Then the politicians take it from that point, to tell the people what they want to accomplish for the community. We did a three-day drumming workshops on the townships of South Africa. It went really ...

African drummer Heidi Alina has studied with master drummers in the U.S. and Africa for three decades. She now teaches two drumming classes every week at Red Crags Arts & ...

Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

Newsman Weller guessed that Drummer Carrington’s enthusiasm might preserve drum talking for at least a few more years in the Stanleyville neighborhood. But even in Africa change is inevitable.

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

Wednesday program will focus on African drums at 9 a.m. Dec. 18, at the Windmill Cultural Center, 111 10th Ave., Fulton, Ill.

South African photographer Alice Mann started taking ... Practice sessions for the drum majorettes of Fairmont High School can sometimes last an entire day. “A consistently high level of ...