OF WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING SINCE BIRTH AND NOW HE’S SHARING HIS PATH IN PASSION WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT YOUNGER THAN HE IS. YEAH TODAY HELD A WORKSHOP AT THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ...

Half of the percussion section is lined up along a classroom wall, with whiteboards to their backs. Each young boy is shaking a shekere — a West African instrument made from a dried gourd and covered ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Some lucky kids got to learn from an award-winning artist about African drumming. Weekly classes in African drumming at the Baden Street Settlement are underway. Classes are hosted ...

Kamiruri Kelly has been practicing African drumming from an early age, but it became an important part of his healing after a random act of violence left him paralyzed when he was 16. His mother had ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Enthusiastic students at St. Francis Catholic school learned the art of African dancing and drumming from members of the Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theater. The event was held in the ...

MANKATO — Anyone standing near the SAL Youth Center the past few afternoons may have been struck by a funny sound. An invigorating, vibrant sound. The kind of sound that reverberates through walls and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A group of Central Ohio children got a taste of West African music, dancing and drumming on Friday. The Columbus Metropolitan Library invited kids aged 7-11 to celebrate ...

KAPA‘A — Members of Kaua‘i African Drum/Dance and users of Ke Ala Hele Makala‘e multi-use path were treated to a special learning experience, Sunday.

“Sunshine” is synonymous with African drumming and dancing in East St. Louis. The nickname belongs to Sylvester Lee, who studied under legendary dancer and anthropologist Katherine Dunham before ...