Two sixth-graders in a hand-drumming circle at Kirk Elementary School in southwest Fresno weren’t feeling like drumming. But as their peers’ drumming got louder and more enthusiastic, the girls ...

PORT ANGELES ­– Approach the Longhouse a little late on a certain night, and you hear thunder. Come inside, and you’re enveloped in vibration between hands and skins, wood and beating hearts. This is ...

The term drum circle originated in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was particularly popular among counterculture groups. However, in recent years, a new generation of drum ...

You don't need mad skills like John Bonham to have fun slapping some skins or tearing up the tubs. As it turns out, the only information you need in order to join a drum circle can simply come from a ...

TORRINGTON — Effie Mwando was speaking to more than a dozen people on a recent Thursday night session of African drumming at Howard’s Bookstore. “Just feel it,” she said. “Rub your hands over it, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island Urban Center, Alkebulan Consciousness Rising and the Staten Island Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society recently celebrated Black History Month ...

Every Sunday at 3 p.m., as long as the whether permits, at the peak of Meridian Hill Park in D.C., an oasis of people from all different walks of life come together to create a drum circle. There are ...

The smiles began with the first drum beat. The giggles showed up about five minutes later. Within the first 15 minutes, someone joked, "All we need are margaritas." Welcome to the Music 4 Life Drum ...