For the first time, Carnaval, the famous pre-Lenten tradition in Latin America, made its way to the hilltop on March 11. The ...

You wouldn’t think that someone who goes around banging a drum in the streets before dawn and waking up the whole ...

Kuumbwa Jazz will host an evening of music, cultural celebration and local artistry when Samba Ngo and Mandjou Koné perform at the venue for the “Legends Among Us” concert Saturday.

Shortly before beginning his production work with The Beatles, EMI's George Martin collaborated with The BBC Radiophonic ...

WEST Cumbrian streets came alive with the vibrant rhythms of samba as Drum Nation, a renowned community-led percussion group, embarked on ...

Where better to talk about the power of music than South by Southwest? In the chaos of Austin’s streets, where every bar hums ...

Electronic music might have spawned countless sub-genres, but they all still orbit one firm foundational element - the drum machine. But, as with our recent look at the first band to use a synth ...

Not in a samba drum section; they’re drummers,” said ... But he never loses sight of the nearest director guiding the beat. “You just pay attention to the director,” Gomes said.

Tracing shapes in the air could point to how each beat must come. And one’s free fingers can often signal a shift in dynamics. Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding ...