VALDOSTA — On March 4, Valdosta State University’s Sociology of Music class hosted The Family Village of Aya for a West African drum and dance lesson. The Family Village of Aya is a Valdosta ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...

Srinagar, Mar 9: With Ramzan come the Seharkhwans — the drum-beaters who wake up people for the pre-dawn meal ‘Sehri’ — to the cities and towns of Kashmir. Hundreds of these men who arrive from remote ...

In today’s world of technology, where many people use alarms on their gadgets, these traditional drum beaters still carry on their old customs. The holy month of Ramzan, which lasts for 30 days of ...

There is a maximum of 4 people." In the era of technology, when many people rely on alarm features on various gadgets, these traditional drum beaters make it a point to continue the legacy.

We have been doing it for 30 to 35 years. There is a maximum of 4 people." In the era of technology, when many people rely on alarm features on various gadgets, these traditional drum beaters make it ...

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“Most of our musicians use a primary instrument, which is the shigu (a Chinese drum), before incorporating other instruments such as the gamelan, demung, bonang, djembe (African drum ...

in Srinagar PTI With Ramzan come the Seharkhwans -- the drum-beaters who wake up people for the pre-dawn meal 'Sehri' -- to the cities and towns of Kashmir. Hundreds of these men who arrive from ...

Former South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, greets relatives and supporters upon his arrival at Cape Town International Airport on March 23, 2025. Gianluigi Guerica/AFP ...

Al Jazeera looks at the bid to bring Formula One back to the African continent for the first time in 32 years. Al Jazeera’s journalists reflect on what it’s like to report from some of the ...