“People got really serious.” After West African drumming teachers involved with the club introduced her to the style, some of her friends and fellow drummers embarked on a journey to West Africa. They ...

The kids at the Wade Center had the opportunity to play on the Djembe drums and participate in the dances taught by Dembele. "I am here to teach the basics of a traditional West African drumming ...

Bradley Simmons, instructor of West African percussion at Duke University for nearly three decades, died at 72 on May 22.

President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday in a Juneteenth National Independence Day ...

highlighting Black Diasporic drum and dance with elements of traditional West African, Afro Fusion, and Afro Beats, according ...

What was a two-block event has now expanded into being a 15-blocks-wide cultural ritual showcasing live music, dance, art, ...

Sommet/Mandingue/Summit 5 (Mandingue Summit) is the fifth edition of a three-day multidisciplinary festival celebrating traditional West African arts and culture, and includes both free and ...

Cancel anytime. Members of the Spirit of Angela West African Dance and Drum group perform for a crowd at the end of a Kwanzaa celebration on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, at the St. Louis Art Museum in ...