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 ...

South African musician Abel Selaocoe explains his “paper” technique of practicing cello as a kid, the power of singing to ...

The world lost one of the most powerful voices of the Garifuna community when Honduran musician Aurelio Martínez died in a tragic plane crash off the shore of Roatán, Honduras.

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.

Florence Price took the traditions of classical music and combined them with West African rhythms and dance. In the orchestra these rhythms are played in the percussion section and are mirrored in ...