More than 100 Aurora grade-schoolers got a two-concert treat Wednesday — one of Negro spirituals and the other of African drum music — at the Fox Arts Center in Aurora as part of Black History Month ...

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 ...

Zachariah Combs likes to perform for an audience, especially one made up of children or teens. But he doesn’t like the kind that sits silently at attention, listening to his music and holding their ...

Olivia Stepp said she's been "bit" by the rippling drum rhythms and authentic dances from a rich Guinea culture built on generations of storytelling. Stepp's classic ballet training did not prepare ...

Yudi Dhawale performed at the Osho International Meditation Centre. The Indian percussionist played African-style drum beats. The music created a joyful and meditative atmosphere. Attendees danced and ...

If you’ve ever been wandering Macky Auditorium on a Monday evening and heard the distinct sound of African drumming rumbling through the corridors, your ears were not playing tricks on you. For years, ...

Experience the rhythmic drums and the brightly colored costumes of West African culture at a musical festival this weekend at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. The Third Annual African Diaspora Dance ...