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 ...

The two African djembes are carved from single solid lumps of sun-dried mango - a relatively soft wood so they are quite light. This is especially so given that there is no metal hardware. Instead ...

Billmeier was fascinated by Djembe music after she met with the master drummer Mamady Keita on one of his visits to Germany in 1992. "I had the luck to meet him. He is such a great master ...

Drummer Eric Hippolyte explores the djembe’s legacy from the 12th Century to today, with teacher and drum maker Souleymane Compo. Show more Drummer Eric Hippolyte tells the story of the Djembe ...

Continuing this tradition, a Djembe musical therapy session was recently held at the House of Gourmet in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, marking its inaugural occurrence. Hosted by Sai Kumar ...