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 ...

This week’s feature is John Meyer, MD, Emergency Medicine.

Led by master drummer and dancer, Kerfala “Fana” Bangoura, the ensemble combines the iconic djembe hand drum with a trio of drums played with sticks, known as dunun, sangban, and kenkeni. The powerful ...

A captivating journey through the history of the essential African drum, the djembe, as seen through the remarkable life of revered Guinean percussionist Famoudou Konate. From his childhood ...

With the sitar and keyboard adding melody, the duo created a dynamic soundscape, blending tabla, djembe, drums, and cheek-tapping percussion. The performance concluded with a tribute to sitar ...

The event concluded with a tribute to Ravi Shankar. Exploring rhythmic patterns on the tabla, djembe and drums, Taufiq Qureshi (left) and Bickram Ghosh presented fusion compositions blending jazz ...