In early December with the fall semester coming to an end, two students — Ryan Henderson, and Margo O’Meara — showed up for Bradley Simmons’ djembe class at the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building on East ...

What do you need to make a djembe drum thunder and shout? Firm hands and rhythm. What do you need to make the roles of drummer, attorney, art director, regional manager and mother hum with finesse?

Drumming to a different beat is nothing new to Liz Broscoe. The longtime South Shore musician has led the rock and roll band Raw Nature for years as well as the drum troupe Java Djembe. What began as ...

Enter the Apollo Theater and there will be a djembe drum on your seat. I speak not of some souvenir percussive takeaway nor of a cheap facsimile of the skin-covered goblet drum. Nope. Every last seat ...

STOURBRIDGE-based drummers are beating out an invitation for new recruits to discover the power of percussion. Members of Spirit of Djembe aim to bring the energetic rhythms of West Africa to the West ...

CHILDREN were dancing to the rhythm of the drum at the launch of an African-themed community event. Youngsters at Westhoughton’s Eatock Primary School were given a taste of African culture, from bag ...