MANKATO — Anyone standing near the SAL Youth Center the past few afternoons may have been struck by a funny sound. An invigorating, vibrant sound. The kind of sound that reverberates through walls and ...

Katie Munro’s music classes at Balboa Elementary in north Spokane have a cadence set by African drums thanks to a $2,000 Making Music Matter grant from the Washington Music Education Association.

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’s a Monday evening — after work for most everyone in the brightly lit studio. But here the 13 women and three men are giving off white-hot energy. The men rhythmically and ferociously beat the ...

This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

Abasi "Manblack" Hanif is a teacher, artist, percussionist, and founder of ‘Livin The Rhythm' event. Hanif teamed up with chef and entrepreneur Rahein Jones. Jones' The New Vegan businesses acquired ...

A free West African drum circle takes place every Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The circle is led by Francis Kweku Osei, a professional drummer from Ghana. The event aims to share West African ...

It's not about drums, says Andy Jones, who imports the handmade instruments from West Africa, it's about people. The Djembe drums, carved from hardwood trees and topped with stretched goatskin, ...

As more people awaken to world music, transplanted artists from around the globe find ways to share their cultures locally. Two African groups will do just that when they perform this weekend. West ...

CHARLOTTE — All day Saturday, you can enjoy food, music, dancing and more at the 12th annual Charlotte African American Festival. The Uptown event celebrates the heritage and accomplishments of ...

West African “talking drums” known as dùndún can accurately replicate speech with a remarkable level of detail, new research finds. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Communication, ...