Youssou N’Dour’s voice is one of the wonders of music, a soaring bird that has taken him around the globe from his native ...

Josef Nadj and his seven dancers take us on a journey back to the very roots of dance in a frenetic, absorbing performance ...

Eastern Illinois University students showcased their ability to play different percussion instruments at the Percussion ...

Kofi Mawuko has been sharing Ghanaian culture with the Chattanooga area, but his international influence began in his youth, ...

Presented by local performing arts group Orang Orang Drum Theatre, which won the Best Group Performance award at the 12th BOH ...

They are not the first group by any means to meld North African music and Western ... "master upcyclers," who play self-made percussion and stringed instruments assembled from discarded plastic ...

A rich taste of African culture that provides amazing, vigorous, high energy, and powerful movement. Let the beat of the drum move your body. Participants will learn songs, rhythms, dances, and ...

and even further afield in South Africa. Ambassador Abayeho also celebrated the uniqueness of Burundi’s cultural heritage, particularly its famous drums, which have been recognized as a UNESCO ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...

“Anything you try can work.” Where it is not racked by war, military coups or jihadism, much of Africa is battling economic stagnation and double-digit inflation rates. Ivory Coast, a country ...

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 ...

In a unique display of creativity, a popular music group from Kolkata recycled household waste to make musical instruments to play at Kolkata International Drum Festival. The group of children sang ...