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 ...

When you are Djembe drumming, you focus your energy on keeping the beat. While you are doing this, your drumming action promotes circulation and therefore the flow of oxygen. The movement and ...

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 ...

Ask anyone from West Africa what a djembe is and they will know - a traditional skin drum tuned by using ropes. The name loosely translates from the Bambara language of Mali as "gather in peace".

BEIRUT: Two years ago Sahar Khatib was on a camping trip on the beach in Amchit when a group of drummers caught her attention. “Our tent was right next to the drum circle’s tent. I was introduced to a ...