SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Skidmore College is well-known for its hands-on approaches to education. Recently, the music department presented an example of this with a show by Dr. Ruth Opara’s class on ...

Abasi "Manblack" Hanif is a teacher, artist, percussionist, and founder of ‘Livin The Rhythm' event. Hanif teamed up with chef and entrepreneur Rahein Jones. Jones' The New Vegan businesses acquired ...

A first-grader at Barrett Elementary School prepares to play a beat on a traditional African drum as part of the school's Black History Month interactive living museum on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. For ...

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 ...

Gyane-Kwame Ahmia is a master of Ghanian Asante drumming who has performed throughout the U.S. as well as in Africa and Yugoslavia. For the last decade, he's taught West African drumming and dance at ...

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 ...

They had to compete with graduations, the incipient Memorial Day weekend holiday, and a dreary morning, but a trio of drummers and dancers nonetheless drew a crowd. Christian Adeti, Maxwell Ayivi and ...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got their rhythm on as they played the drums during their third day in Colombia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were all smiles while learning a traditional African ...

Nine members of the traditional African drumming group Womba Africa had just endured a six-hour flight from Ghana to Cairo followed by a 12-hour flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Now, ...

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