The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of ...

The Djun Djun Mamas have been performing throughout Santa Barbara County for the past six years, and they seriously know how to rock the house. Led by Lisa Beck, the troupe — which combines West ...

It was telling of Omelika Kuumba’s spirit that on her birthday, her first after losing both parents within eight months of one another, she would give a concert in their honor. Near the end of her ...

Is it possible that rhythms pounded out on African drums can have a healing effect on our troubled world? After sitting in on a practice session of Ballet Manden, a West African drum, dance and ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...

Juneteenth celebrations are expected to draw newly energized crowds around the country this weekend following the surge in activism around police brutality last year, and the recent federal ...