A divine informed Mamady Keita’s mother to expect fame for her son before he even left the womb. It wasn’t long before he became known as a rhythm prodigy in his native village of Balandugu in the ...

I was spellbound hearing a story told through African traditional rhythm as old as the world. The roomful of djembe drummers became as one and, finally, I was swept away to a blessed place, carried on ...

Is it possible that rhythms pounded out on African drums can have a healing effect on our troubled world? After sitting in on a practice session of Ballet Manden, a West African drum, dance and ...

“African drums have long been used to communicate, celebrate, mourn and inspire — echoing through peace and war, planting and ...