The roomful of djembe drummers became as one and, finally, I was swept away to a blessed place, carried on the tide of the increasingly frenetic beat. The waves of percussion were arriving one after ...

Set to take the stage for the Afrika Nyaga Drum Festival’s 11th annual performance during PVDFest on Sept. 10, Malian Djembe Master Sidy Maïga and his selected group of artists were practicing ...

‘Djembe’ master Rachel Bangoura and her husband, Saboula Bangoura, introduce the Jewish spiritual insights of Isaac Luria to the life-giving beat of Africa When Rachel Bangoura began studying West ...

People from across the world will pour into St. Louis on Thursday, May 21 for Africa United Ballet’s first ever Grandmaster Djembe Xplosion. The four-day drum conference will take place at Better ...

Enter the Apollo Theater and there will be a djembe drum on your seat. I speak not of some souvenir percussive takeaway nor of a cheap facsimile of the skin-covered goblet drum. Nope. Every last seat ...

Everyone is invited to participate in the public drum circle free of charge A resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, Zinse has been playing the African Djembe drum for most of his life. He is currently ...

Although Djembe drumming is traditionally coming from West Africa, the tradition has spread in many countries across the globe. In Germany, many people are embracing the music and are keen to learn ...

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The Master’s Wisdom I was lucky enough to sit down and have a chat with Bolokada for a short interview after his event. Bolokada, Carla and I retreated to the Barn’s second floor, passing artwork and ...