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

From the earliest beats of human civilization to the electric pulse of modern music, no instrument has carried the weight of ...

The expert players used bongo, conga and djembe drums — even a Tibetan hang pan drum — to communicate with each other and the crowd before their rhythms washed over the waters of the Beaufort ...

The Fengyang Drum Tower—built in 1375 and used to announce the beginning of ceremonies and the time of day—is one of the largest such towers in China, according to state media. The tower is a ...

The eardrum, also known as the tympanic membrane or tympanum, is a thin layer of skin stretched tight like a drum in the ear. The eardrum separates the external (outer) ear from the middle ear and ...

Traditional instruments and folk songs become the heartbeat of the day. In West Africa, the djembe drums and the melodic strings of the kora awaken the streets as neighbors gather, singing praises ...

An ex-circus clown and fire-eater, he is also a one-man orchestra, with his live performances accompanied by the spoons, finger-cymbals, bandorea, Djembe-drum, harmonica, guitar, trombone and-tap ...

An ex-circus clown and fire-eater, he is also a one-man orchestra, with his live performances accompanied by the spoons, finger-cymbals, bandorea, Djembe-drum, harmonica, guitar, trombone ...