For a little more than three decades, Simmons has taught classes in West African and Afro-Cuban music and history at Duke University. Simmons says his djembe classes are typically small. But that does ...

The Napa Center for Thought & Culture event series kicks off its 2025 season with Drum Revolution, a taiko drum ensemble, March 30 at the Jarvis Conservatory.

Geoff Bennett: Latin rock, Afro Cuban funk and many other names have been applied to the music of Cimafunk. The 35-year-old star is now making waves around the world, earning Grammy nominations ...