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 ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

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 ...

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".

A drumming workshop is inviting people to discover the uplifting rhythms of West African music. Taking place in Stourbridge, ...