Young music makers and their caregivers are invited to join Amos for a family African drumming circle! This drumming event will introduce songs, games, and rhythms of Amos’ native Ghana, West Africa.

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 ...

No African drum -- or djembe, as they are known in West Africa -- is the same. No two offer the same tone. Some of the hand-carved instruments are large. Some are small. Some are undistinguished in ...

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

On Thursday, as we observe Black History Month, Bear Creek Elementary School's Family Engagement Committee and Music Department welcomed professional Guinean drummer, dancer, acrobat and teacher Fode ...

If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.

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 ...

For the first time in years, Milwaukeeans can celebrate African culture during an ethnic and cultural showcase at Brown Deer Park in July. This year's celebration features a day full of traditional ...