In continued celebration of Black History Month, the Rootead Youth Drum and Dance Ensemble (RYDDE) performed in their annual ...

Mo' Meta Blues is more than just an autobiography—it's Questlove's love letter to the African rhythms that have shaped his ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

The movements are organic and improvisational, often mirroring the drum ... beats. In the early 2000s it emerged as a subgenre of kwaito. Kwaito itself is a cornerstone of South African music.

If there's a notable denominator in African music, it's the drums that embody the soul that drives the vibrant creativity and ingenuity of the continent's music stars. Outsydah is one of the stars ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating ... National Museum of African American History and Culture Wooden drum used on the Sea ...

If we bring this up-to-date and place it within the construct of a traditional musical bar of music, we end up with a kick drum on beats 1 & 3, and a snare drum on beats 2 & 4. Conveying this to a ...

This music is built on a very few, or minimal, parts: beats, rhythms and pulses ... to study West African drumming – and his own piece, Drumming, was inspired by his time there.

Still, these long-distance transporters who preceded train and trucks believe the African music and culture are ... When they dance to the thrumming of African drums, their yellow and red skirts ...