Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she ...
Drumming and dancing filled the afternoon as a performing group brought a West African drum meditation to the Student ...
Bradley Simmons on playing the djembe. Video by Jacob Whatley. The drum’s likely origins date back to the 12th century in Mali, West Africa, Kojo Bey, wrote in “Jembe Revolution: The Birth of the ...
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With flicks of the wrist, Rio Carnival's drum maestros keep everyone locked in on the beatthe cuica friction drum, the double-sided repique, metal shakers known as chocalhos and the agogo, a two-headed cowbell originating in West Africa. The Mocidade Independente samba school, one of Rio’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.
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Rootead tenth anniversary show honors African diaspora with youth drum and dance showcasehighlighting Black Diasporic drum and dance with elements of traditional West African, Afro Fusion, and Afro Beats, according to event organizers. "We spend time building up youth to understand ...
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