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 ...

Ask anyone from West Africa what a djembe is and they will know - a traditional skin drum tuned by using ropes. The name loosely translates from the Bambara language of Mali as "gather in peace".

Although Djembe drumming is traditionally coming from West Africa, the tradition has spread in many countries across the globe. In Germany, many people are embracing the music and are keen to learn ...

The banks of the Charles River were kept alive by the heartbeat of djembe drums Tuesday afternoon — tying the soft rattling of bicycle spokes, the cries and laughter of children and the muffled ring ...