Sep. 4—Students from the Wade Center in Bluefield had an opportunity Tuesday to learn about West African Djembe Rhythms. Adama Dembele, master Djembefola (dejembe player) from the Ivory Coast, who now ...

The Djun Djun Mamas have been performing throughout Santa Barbara County for the past six years, and they seriously know how to rock the house. Led by Lisa Beck, the troupe — which combines West ...

Tradition grounds me, innovation excites me, says percussionist Taufiq Qureshi, who has transformed the African djembe into ...

What do you need to make a djembe drum thunder and shout? Firm hands and rhythm. What do you need to make the roles of drummer, attorney, art director, regional manager and mother hum with finesse?

Marsalis who turns 64 on October 18, said working with the djembefola (a master player of the djembe) who is 20 years his ...

African drum rhythm filled the room and transported me to a different time and place. I began to feel lighter, happier, and more buoyant. A childlike grin inched its way across my face and, before I ...

Juneteenth celebrations are expected to draw newly energized crowds around the country this weekend following the surge in activism around police brutality last year, and the recent federal ...