Earthy, pulsating sounds from the djembe reverberate in your ears as you watch Pune-based drummer Varun Venkit play this West African instrument in a YouTube video. The ex-Agnee drummer is India’s ...

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. A ...

“If you have a drum, please play it,” Moe Jerant told a crowd gathered on a Sunday afternoon at Mayfair’s Lakeside Stage in 2005. “If you have hands, you can clap. If you have feet, you can stomp. … ...

A thumping boom. Then another. Then a da-da. Then a boom-boom again. Think of the thud of racing hooves. Raw rhythm. Under Heleniq Argyrou's tutelage an ensemble of 35 thunder on. But before you ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ever fancied delving into the world of African percussion and, more specifically, the West ...

HYDERABAD: Music has long served as a form of therapy, often acting as a soothing balm for those experiencing moments of distress. Continuing this tradition, a Djembe musical therapy session was ...

“There is a rhythm in everything. To experience it, all you have to do is listen,” echoes the voice of our instructor. Trying to pinpoint this elusive rhythm is what I found myself doing on a ...

African drum rhythm filled the room and transported me to a different time and place. I began to feel lighter, happier, and more buoyant. A childlike grin inched its way across my face and, before I ...