The King and Queen have arrived in Northern Ireland for a visit beginning with a celebration of culture, music and creativity ...

Adegoke Oluwafemi Samson, popularly known as Femi Laquinta, is a seasoned and dynamic drummer and percussionist with over 15 ...

La Vida Charter School students and staff were delighted with a Senegalese drumming lesson from guest artists Saliou M’Boup ...

At the edge of Cape Town’s bustling V&A Waterfront, where Table Mountain looms in the background and the Atlantic breeze ...

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site invites everyone to celebrate the Afro-Dutch holiday of Pinkster, a festival of ...

As one of the leading voices shaping South Africa’s creative landscape, Shado Twala brings both experience and intention to her role as Chairperson and MC of Making It! 2026. Taking place from 24 to ...

The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of history with a heartbeat that traces back to the African continent. At the ...

Senegalese drum master and teacher Sangue Mbacke was born into West Africa’s Griot society, a cultural group regarded as storytellers, poets, singers and oral historians. So, music, particularly ...

For years the doomful sound of drumming in the Congo night struck white men weak with fright. Black tribesmen, pounding out an ominous drum language of their own, threatened death to pale interlopers.

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

A Nigerian visual artist, Ajuwon Ajibola, and director of Ajuwon Art Gallery, shared a compelling experience on how the Ogun State Drum Festival—implemented under the Ibikunle Amosun-led ...