the ensemble combines the iconic djembe hand drum with a trio of drums played with sticks, known as dunun, sangban, and kenkeni. The powerful, multi-part relationships established by this trio of ...

At the back of the newly expanded community center, a group of children sat in a circle with African drums at their feet. While one attendee knocked two drumsticks together to keep pace ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe ... a dundun is made of cow skin and is played on the floor and with a beater-stick. It is often played as the bass drum in the ...