In this adapted excerpt from his book, Custodians of Wonder, author Eliot Stein becomes one of the first foreign journalists ...

Enjoy this Jungle Cover of The Lion Sleeps Tonight This was a ton of fun to record! A lot of people requested this song but I ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large ... A player will manipulate the pitch of the drum by stretching or squeezing the strings of the drum ...

Led by master drummer and dancer, Kerfala “Fana” Bangoura, the ensemble combines the iconic djembe hand drum with a trio of drums played with sticks, known as dunun, sangban, and kenkeni. The powerful ...

A captivating journey through the history of the essential African drum, the djembe, as seen through the remarkable life of revered Guinean percussionist Famoudou Konate. From his childhood ...

Guinea is preparing to host the Festival du Djembé, the International Djembe Festival, a significant cultural event aiming to re-establish its presence on the ...

plus a number of instruments from other traditions such as the guzheng, n’goni, djembe, calabash, and tabla. The films are accompanied by lesson plans and programme guides that are devised to ...