“(T)he djembe has long been a tool of reclamation, communication, reconnection, and healing despite centuries long practices to forcibly remove the drum from Black identities ... ” Aya Shabu, an ...

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- As a ferry with decorative taiko drums on its hull eases into the port of Iojima, a tiny island in southwestern Japan, a welcoming rumble of rhythmic sounds from the shore ...