The most significant wind instrument in West Africa is the algaita, a large oboe-like instrument. It has a strong, almost piercing sound that can be heard for miles, ideal for open-air festivities and ...

The roots of puppetry in Africa are as deep and varied as the continent itself. For millennia, numerous African cultures have ...

Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

See the full GO 419 list of fun events below that are happening near you: Discover the rhythm of West African drumming and ...

In all the vast reaches of the Central African Federation ... the sound of jungle drums rolled down from Mzimba’s leopard-haunted mountains, as Mmbelwa II, paramount chief of the Angoni ...

The music of African Americans is one of the most poetic and inescapable ... National Museum of African American History and Culture Wooden drum used on the Sea Islands, South Carolina National Museum ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

A South African man has gone online to officially drum support for Chidimma in the race to become the next Miss Universe. The ...

One Drum is an EP that celebrates the cultural ties that unite Africa and its diaspora. Leading the project is the song Stop Stressing – a collaboration between Jamaican music icons Stephen ...

SO BEMBA DRUM AND DANCE IS A CULTURAL PERFORMING ... AND THIS IS KIND OF TWO CULTURES. IT’S A BLEND OF AFRICAN AND LATIN MUSIC. HOW ARE THEY SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT? I GUESS.

Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin will perform from their new record at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage on Nov. 9.

The music of African Americans is one of the most poetic and inescapable ... National Museum of African American History and Culture Wooden drum used on the Sea Islands, South Carolina National Museum ...