The Southside Library Boosters Inc. presents Valdosta’s 33rd annual Juneteenth celebration, June 17-21.   The first event ...

A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by ...

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

Moholo, known as Bra Louis, has passed away at 85 after a prolonged illness, leaving behind a legacy as a trailblazing ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a ...

A free West African drum circle takes place every Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The circle is led by Francis Kweku Osei, a professional drummer from Ghana. The event aims to share West African ...

The Agoro African Drum Beat Circle in Fayetteville is an open, energetic group where anyone is invited to join in and celebrate West African drumming. Lizmary Evans UNC baseball postgame press ...

“Rocket” began with an African drum pattern inspired by “Burundi Black” by French pianist and composer Michel Bernholc. (Bernholc used the pseudonym Mike Steiphenson, though “Burundi ...

Afro Air Festival attendees can expect Black-owned food vendors and performances from DJs, poets and African drum circles. Kahsay was inspired by Asmara Expo, a major Eritrean celebration held ...

Afro Air Festival attendees can expect Black-owned food vendors and performances from DJs, poets and African drum circles.(Weyni Kahsay / Courtesy) Kahsay was inspired by Asmara Expo, a major ...

As part of ongoing efforts to ensure a successful 2025 edition of the Pan-African Drum Festival, a high-level delegation comprising Prince Segun Akanni, Convener of the Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...