Olivia Stepp said she's been "bit" by the rippling drum rhythms and authentic dances from a rich Guinea culture built on generations of storytelling. Stepp's classic ballet training did not prepare ...

THE techniques and repertoire of traditional African music are handed down by word of mouth. There are skilled musicians who make music their profession. However, participation in music is generally ...

Music is such an important part in many cultures. The drums in particular play a role in African and Caribbean traditions.

HIGH. LA CASITA OVIEDO CREDIT DE LA CASITA OVIEDO. MERIT A T LO BUFFALO MEDIA LO MARINETTE. CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH RIGHT HERE IN MILWAUKEE. YOU JUST HEARD THE DJEMBE DRUM AND DANCE AND ...

ATLANTA - "Listen, and let your body move." That was the advice we received last year ahead of a unique festival in Atlanta -- and this weekend, we're ready to do it all over again. The 14th annual ...

Jordan Taylor Hill is an artist, cultural educator and founder of Rhythms of the Diaspora, who tours schools across the state ...

Reviewed by Cecilia Durojaye in African music (Grahamstown, South Africa) 10 (3) 2017, pages 170-173 (ML5.A25 AFA). AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. African Drumming: ...

FLINT, MI — Since the age of five, Kevin “Baba” Collins has had some sort of instrument in his hands and had a hunger for learning about his culture and its history. “I’ve been studying music ever ...

It’s a Monday evening — after work for most everyone in the brightly lit studio. But here the 13 women and three men are giving off white-hot energy. The men rhythmically and ferociously beat the ...

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 ...

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Big Sam's Funky Nation, African drum and dance performances and a special mass featuring the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama are highlights of the Congo Square Rhythms ...