The One Beat at a Time drumming circle led an informative discussion on West African drumming music at Aiken's Unitarian Universalist Church Saturday. The group's lively demonstration not only taught ...

Abasi "Manblack" Hanif is a teacher, artist, percussionist, and founder of ‘Livin The Rhythm' event. Hanif teamed up with chef and entrepreneur Rahein Jones. Jones' The New Vegan businesses acquired ...

The ASU African Drum Ensemble gathers people together to learn and appreciate different African nations' traditional music. The ensemble chooses a nation to study, and it bases its performances on ...

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 ...

KALAMAZOO, MI – Kalamazoo's 13th annual Juneteenth celebration will include traditional African music and dance from both internationally-acclaimed performers and students in Kalamazoo Public Schools.

Thanksgiving weekend has a lot of traditions — besides turkey, there’s the parade and Black Friday shopping. Philadelphia is home to another tradition that’s decades strong. The Philly-based African ...

Bucknell's Griot Institute for Africana Studies marked its fifth year with an opening ceremony that "epitomized the spirit of the griot," said Director Carmen Gillespie, invoking the West African term ...

Amapiano — a genre born in South Africa’s townships during the previous decade — has rapidly evolved from a local blend of jazz and house music with traditional log drums into a pan-African ...