Hundreds – if not thousands – of people from all walks of life will heed the call of the djembe drum when it takes center stage at public Kwanzaa celebrations throughout the Triangle, particularly in ...

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Led by master drummer and dancer, Kerfala “Fana” Bangoura, the ensemble combines the iconic djembe hand drum with a trio of drums played with sticks, known as dunun, sangban, and kenkeni. The powerful ...

Through a grant from the Keystone Central Foundation, students at Robb Elementary School have the chance to participate in a ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

The event concluded with a tribute to Ravi Shankar. Exploring rhythmic patterns on the tabla, djembe and drums, Taufiq Qureshi (left) and Bickram Ghosh presented fusion compositions blending jazz ...

With the sitar and keyboard adding melody, the duo created a dynamic soundscape, blending tabla, djembe, drums, and cheek-tapping percussion. The performance concluded with a tribute to sitar ...