CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The International African American Museum (IAAM) is hosting a West African drumming experience as part of its summer Keys and Conversation program. The Amen-Ra Drummers will ...

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 ...

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 ...

You can hear the drumming from the front porch. In the living room of their Indian Trail home, James and Roberta Wilburn are sitting side-by-side, each playing a djembe, a wooden West African drum ...

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 ...

In West African dance, the rhythm of the drums and the movement of the dancer work together in unison, almost as one colorful, throbbing body. Other styles, from ballet to modern, disconnect the two; ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Members of the Spirit of Angela West African Dance and Drum group perform for a crowd at the end of a Kwanzaa celebration on ...

TORRINGTON — Effie Mwando was speaking to more than a dozen people on a recent Thursday night session of African drumming at Howard’s Bookstore. “Just feel it,” she said. “Rub your hands over it, ...

Sowande Keita of Detroit has been playing the drums for as long as he can remember. “There’s a legendary story, that is actually very true, my father tied the DJembe around my waist before I could ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...