Very much a local gathering, the free festival is an effort to have music bring people together in an informal, urban setting. Rooted in the community but inviting to all who want to share its values, ...

French MPs have unanimously adopted legislation allowing Paris to return to Cote d'Ivoire the Djidji Ayôkwé talking drum, which colonial troops seized from the Ebrié tribe in 1916. The Djidji Ayokwe ...

On this edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with author, artist, and anthropologist Dr. Umi Vaughan to ...

France’s National Assembly has formally approved on Monday, July 7, the return of the sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum to Ivory ...

France's parliament on Monday approved returning to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the Ebrie ...

Kakaaki’si plays filled the air with the commanding resonance of Yoruba talking drums, announcing every arrival with power and pride.

A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition.

Yoruba dùndún drums and Asante atumpan drums could relay messages across 32 kilometres, passed on by other drummers in a chain reaction of rhythm and meaning.

Dates, tickets, info • Musical Belongings V. lautten compagney BERLIN meets Talking Drums from Nigeria • Humboldt Forum• Order tickets online or by telephone.

The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has announced Professor Olusegun Daramola as a nominee for the esteemed Omoluabi Royal Icon (ORI) Award, recognising his outstanding contributions to Yoruba ...

The Talking Drum is one of the most sacred instruments of West Africa. Shaped like an hourglass, the drum has a unique melodic sound which means it can imitate the tones of language and in this ...