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 ...

Although Djembe drumming is traditionally coming from West Africa, the tradition has spread in many countries across the globe. In Germany, many people are embracing the music and are keen to learn ...

Tucked away in a two-floor apartment, an assembly of 20 loud drums competes with the subway roar in the Sihui neighborhood. Every Sunday the djembe (African drum) players repeat the ritual: They ...

The Johann Strauss School of Music Malta, in collaboration with Valletta 2018 Foundation, is organising a series of djembe drumming workshops. The workshops will be conducted by renowned Senegalese ...

When Chimie Bangoura moved to Vermont in 2007, he knew plenty of languages, but English was not one of them. Growing up in West Africa, he spoke French at school and learned the six native languages ...