Once revered as ancestral messengers and custodians of sacred tradition, masquerades across Nigeria are increasingly morphing into tools of fear, violence, and lawlessness. From Enugu to Osun and ...

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

The legendary jazz drummer played with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz. His new memoir tells all—and lays out his ...

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 ...

France's parliament on Monday approved the return of the Djidji Ayokwe, a prized drum, to Ivory Coast, more than a century after it was taken from the Ebrie tribe by French troops in 1916. The large ...

After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the ...

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The pavilion, constructed with sustainably sourced timber, was a collaborative effort involving students and alumni from ...

Morgan State University has become the first HBCU to participate in the Venice Architecture Biennale with “ReCall & Response,” a pavilion shaped like a “talking drum” that honors the ...

In Africa, for example, often considered the cradle of drumming traditions, instruments like the djembe, dunun, and the talking drum played central roles in daily life, religious rites, and oral ...

Osei said the Agoro African Drum Beat Circle brings together a mix of instruments to celebrate West African drumming, such as the djembe (a goblet-shaped hand drum from West Africa), talking drum ...