A three-year-old sitting beside a 60-year-old, both playing drums; rarely do communities exist where generations connect, gender fades and rhythm takes over. Drum circles do away with the conventions ...

The rhythm of the djembe has a way of returning drummers to their most fundamental natures. As vibrations from the goblet-shaped drum pulse through the bloodstream, the strains of contemporary living ...

There is something hypnotizing about the ritual that keeps people going back, week after week, year after year, even if they don't play an instrument or dare to dance. On Sundays for more than 40 ...

A free West African drum circle takes place every Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The circle is led by Francis Kweku Osei, a professional drummer from Ghana. The event aims to share West African ...

Since 2021, September 30 has been observed as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. While the nationally recognized ...

A room full of kids and adults laughed, clapped and found their groove at Graeme Francis’ instruction before trying various percussion instruments such as tambourines, maracas and sleigh bells. The ...

MARSHFIELD − Ilona Geise was having a bad day and "needed to try something different." Jean Robinson looked forward to "raising my vibrational level ... you zone out." Marilyn Dexter loved feeling "in ...