In early December with the fall semester coming to an end, two students — Ryan Henderson, and Margo O’Meara — showed up for Bradley Simmons’ djembe class at the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building on East ...

Drummer Jennifer Moss is bringing African beats to Castlecliff with her beginner drumming sessions. Photo/Stuart Munro Jennifer Moss describes her first experience playing a djembe drum as "profound".

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 ...

Tucked away in a two-floor apartment, an assembly of 20 loud drums competes with the subway roar in the Sihui neighborhood. Every Sunday the djembe (African drum) players repeat the ritual: They ...

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 ...

Mostly women and a couple of men of all ages, shapes and sizes are jovially stretching limbs, waiting for the lead dancer to signal. Then, off they go. Immediately, smiles and laughter rise from the ...