The Talking Drums. Michael Kernan. June 2000. Get our newsletter! ... In West Africa, everyone has praise poems associated with them, but in Cuba the praises are reserved for the gods.

Where: The Agora African Drum Beat Circle is hosted at Taste of West Africa, 116 Person St. in Fayetteville. When: Starts at 7 p.m. and runs until 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday from April 8 to Aug. 26 ...

The French Parliament approved on Monday the return of the Ayôkwé Djidji 'talking drum' that was lying dormant in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa: And Other Talking Drum Rhymes Chronicle Books, Uzo Unobagha, Uzoamaka Chinyelu Unobagha. Chronicle Books, $16.95 (56pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-2378-4 ...

Explore the world in a weekend. The 18th annual World Beat Festival returns to Salem's Riverfront Park this weekend with 135 cultural performances celebrating more than 70 nations and cultures.

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