Cedar Knolls resident Sona Shornden, who has breast cancer, takes part in a drum circle as part of the Healing Through Drumming Workshop at Morristown Memorial Hospital's Carol G. Simon Cancer Center.

There are as many reasons to take an African drumming class as there are people taking the class. Students in Heidi Alina’s Wednesday morning class at Red Crags Arts & Agriculture House in Manitou ...

The croaking of frogs accompanied the purposeful rhythm of drums Thursday in the garden at the Schuylkill County Council for the Arts. Joe Ciarvella, of Mahanoy City, a music instructor for over 40 ...

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 ...

The commercialization of self-care has created a distance between people and authentic healing traditions. Yet within African and Caribbean cultures lie centuries-old practices that offer profound ...

DALLAS — As Kwanzaa celebrations came to a close at the Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center, drums delivered the final beat. “It’s an exhilaration,” Leo Hassan said. “It’s healing.” ...

PORTSMOUTH — A large crowd packed Chestnut Street on a Monday morning that brightened up for a Juneteenth ceremony at the African Burying Ground. “It’s important for my kids to be a part of a ...

From drum circles in Charleston to lessons in Rock Hill, African drumming is an art being embraced across South Carolina.

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Reviewed by Cecilia Durojaye in African music (Grahamstown, South Africa) 10 (3) 2017, pages 170-173 (ML5.A25 AFA). AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. African Drumming: ...