The telepathy up here is crazy.” Jocelyn Pleasant, leader of Connecticut’s well-loved Afro-funk fusion ensemble The Lost ...

Fast forward to the present day and my musical dreams have become reality. There are now several apps that use AI to separate and remove “stems” — like bass, drums or vocals — from any song. One of ...

Guthman Musical Instrument Competition finalists include an 'Udderbot,' 'Hacked Double Trumpet,' and a 'Dinosaur Choir.' ...

Cymbal-maker Zildjian has entered the electronic drum kit space, while Noble & Cooley is the oldest drum maker in the U.S.

Besides their intro and outro performances, Baba NGida played nine pieces, each connecting to West African culture. Unlike ...

If percussion is the heartbeat of music, Aaron Mossell Junior High School was alive and kicking Tuesday as band students learned to play West African drums. Youssou Lo, a drum and dance instructor ...

The lights come up to reveal a fishing village. The villagers, portrayed by the dancers and acrobats of Cirque Kalabanté, are preparing for the day, throwing nets, calling out to each other, and ...

With powerful drumming and music, heart-stopping acrobatics, and colorful dance, Cirque Kalabanté’s Afrique en Cirque ushers ...

With powerful drumming and music, heart-stopping acrobatics and colorful dance, Cirque Kalabanté’s “Afrique en Cirque” ushers ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.

And while both genres are now celebrated for their separate contributions to the music landscape, as a scholar of African American culture ... The track showed how electronic instruments such as the ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...