Tiitambe West African Dance Ensemble is coming to Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Chanhassen on Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m. to perform free for the public. The musicians celebrate music and dance ...

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 ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Students from Blythewood High School's West African Drum and Dance Ensemble performed for the students at Jackson School in Kershaw County at the district's Black History Month ...

Birthdays have always carried a strong cultural significance for musician Shane Franklin, who performs as SF1. He’s a sixth-generation Denverite who grew up in the West African drum and dance ...

BRATTLEBORO - On Wednesday, June 25 African Dance Vermont presents a West African drum class for all levels from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. with instructor Namory Keita. The classes will be held at the Centre ...

Mirror photo by Cherie Hicks Yamoussa Camara plays a djemba drum in Heritage Plaza while his wife, Valerie Metzler, watches. Behind him is a gongoma. Yamoussa Camara rapidly tapped the hacksaw blades ...

Thomas Iaci, a musician with the Dambe project, played West African drum music yesterday afternoon on the UA Mall while Catalina Magnet High School students simulated a Darfur refugee camp.

Taking place in Stourbridge, the session is organised by the Spirit of Djembe community group, which promotes the joy of communal music-making through djembe drumming. The open event will be held at ...