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 ...

Juneteenth 2025 in Portsmouth will celebrate the 10 years of the African Burying Ground Memorial Park with African drumming ...

Bradley Simmons, instructor of West African percussion at Duke University for nearly three decades, died at 72 on May 22.

BEREA, Ohio -- With a charming smile and engaging personality, West African master drummer and performer Assane Seck recently shared his story with Berea through conversation, rhythmic beats and ...

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 ...

Ghanaian dance and drumming in Minneapolis; Flint Hills Family Festival in St. Paul; Twin Cities Asian Fair in Plymouth; ...

My early life was steeped in traditional music and culture – my father was a drummer and herbal doctor, writes Kwame Bakoji-Hume ...

Mother Shawne teaches dances and brother Nyemba is a wildly talented drummer. Not only do they teach the performance but the ...

While this year's festival will celebrate African art as it has in past years, the festivities will be tinged with sadness due to the unexpected passing of Alhaji Abubakari Lunna, the Ghanaian master ...

Louis Tebogo Moholo-Moholo, who died at 85, was the final surviving member of South Africa’s pioneering Blue Notes sextet. He ...

African drumming and dance group Akwaaba Ensemble will perform. A rededication of the African Burying Ground Memorial by Assistant Mayor Joanna Kelley will take place during the ceremony ...