The drum’s likely origins date back to the 12th century in Mali, West Africa, Kojo Bey, wrote in “Jembe Revolution: The Birth of the Jembe in America.” “To African Americans in particular who seek to ...

Drumming and dancing filled the afternoon as a performing group brought a West African drum meditation to the Student ...

The drum tells three separate stories - of an indigenous African culture, of the East African slave trade centred on Khartoum, and of the European scramble for Africa around 1900. It's in the ...

Dancers and drummers from the organization’s youth dance troupe highlighted each of the four elements through their ...

Valdosta State University’s Sociology of Music class hosted The Family Village of Aya for a West African drum and dance ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Wooden drum used on the Sea Islands, South Carolina National Museum of African American History and Culture Poster advertising a James Brown ...

The sessions involve playing the West African Djembe drum Barbara McInnis, from Morecambe, has been taking lessons from former Simply Red drummer Chris Joyce. Blondie's Clem Burke backs a study ...

Rootead is a Kalamazoo-based organization celebrating African arts and culture. The group performs ... annual Juneteenth festivities. The youth drum and dance troupe features performers spanning ...