Born in Isan and shaped by stories passed mouth to mouth, the sound carries memory, humour and grit. The khaen sighs, voices ...

“If you have a drum, please play it,” Moe Jerant told a crowd gathered on a Sunday afternoon at Mayfair’s Lakeside Stage in 2005. “If you have hands, you can clap. If you have feet, you can stomp. … ...

The roomful of djembe drummers became as one and, finally, I was swept away to a blessed place, carried on the tide of the increasingly frenetic beat. The waves of percussion were arriving one after ...

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 ...

West Africa’s Les Percussions de Guinee, recognized as one of the most extraordinary drumming ensembles in the world, has always been, by custom, male. In fact, women throughout West Africa were ...

Taufiq Qureshi, one of India’s most inventive percussionists, has built a career on rhythm that bridges tradition and innovation. Son of tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha and younger brother of Ustad ...

Pune witnessed a unique cultural fusion as traditional Bengali dhaak rhythms intertwined with tribal African drumming. The Oikyotan Bangiya Parishad's Durga Puja celebration featured a captivating ...

Hyderabad: The Djembe Circle, a unique musical experience with more than 200 crowd conceived by Dr. Y. Sai Kumar, proved to be a resounding success at the recent Hyderabad Literary Festival 2025 at ...