A sacred drum that once served as a powerful communication tool for communities in Ivory Coast has returned home more than a century after it was seized during French colonial rule. Known as the ...

Rick Ross takes CNN’s Lamide Akintobi for a drive through Miami, reflecting on his rise in hip-hop, collaborating with African artists and why the global rise of Afrobeats is “only the beginning.” ...

Traditional chiefs wearing crowns and gold chains gathered at Ivory Coast's main airport on Friday to welcome ​the return of a "talking drum" looted more than a ‌century ago, the first artifact ...

“African drums have long been used to communicate, celebrate, mourn and inspire — echoing through peace and war, planting and ...

Power, precision, rhythm and nonstop energy brought the community together Saturday during the second round of the Drill & Drum Competition, hosted by Y.E.S. Arts Program & African American Cultural ...

Willard Straight Hall came to life Wednesday evening. The beat of rhythmic feet, echoes of laughter and lively latin dance music — courtesy of a live DJ — breathed energy into the cavernous room as ...

New Orleans is a city where music is not just entertainment; it is the heartbeat of daily life. From the syncopated grooves ...

When the first notes of “Lift Every Voice” rose inside the newly renovated Powell Symphony Hall—now part of the Jack C.

The rhythm and sounds of the drum circles were the seeds for American music. Ragtime and jazz both have roots in Congo Square ...

Mumbai Drum Day's 'A Tapestry of Taal' celebrated percussion's universal language, weaving global and Indian rhythms. The concert featured diverse artists like Abbos Kosimov, Bettina Castano, Ojas ...

Across Africa, dance is more than performance. It is memory, identity, ritual, and celebration. From village squares to mountain valleys, communities have preserved movement as language, storytelling, ...

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