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New to drumming? Here are 5 rhythms to try

The Djembe is a popular West African drum, known for its versatility and expressive sound. The Djembe rhythm is ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Local drummer brings West African rhythms to the Roaring Fork Valley

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 Inlander

From cheese making to West African drumming, the Heritage Arts Apprenticeship program funds cultural studies and timeless traditions

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 ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Joyous and colorful West Africa drum performance comes to Polly Klaas Community Theater

A master drummer from Guinea West Africa set the tempo during a drum and dance performance at the Polly Klaas Community Theater marking Black History Month. The thrumming beat of djembe drums filled ...
The Fayetteville Observer

'Let's have fun': Downtown drum circle blends culture, music and community in Fayetteville

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 ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Two African drum and dance workshops

BRATTLEBORO — African Dance Vermont and Alyse Landis-Denton and Miquel Denton announce two special opportunities to take West African drum and dance workshops with Guinean master, Seny Daffe. The ...
BroadwayWorld

Repertory Dance Theatre’s Ring Around the Rose to Present AFRICAN DRUMS in October

Repertory Dance Theatre’s Ring Around the Rose series will present African Drums! on October 11, 2025, at the Rose Wagner ...
WLTX19

Performance teaches students about West African dance and drum

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 ...
Yahoo

Wade Center Students learn about traditional West African drums and dances

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 ...
wjla

KanKouran West African Dance Company: Four decades and three generations of drums, dance, and culture

The KanKouran, West African Dance Companyhas been around for four decades, three generations, and is drawn together by the drums, dance, and culture. Eileen and Kidd were joined by Nzinga Tull, senior ...
NOLA.com

African drummer Seguenon Kone to blend musical styles at Jazz Fest

Among the many musical masters living in New Orleans, Seguenon Kone stands apart. Unlike the jazz, brass and blues greats who were raised in and fed off the city's rich cultural landscape, Kone, an ...