'Iyanu' cartoon marks growing appetite for African TV shows Posted: April 4, 2025 | Last updated: April 4, 2025 Before Nigerian filmmaker Roye Okupe’s daughter was born, he decided that he ...

Bang! Bang! goes the African drum. And that’s the way we do it. Oh we can play on the African drum And this is the way we do it Boom! Boom! Boom! goes the African drum. And that’s the way we ...

A captivating journey through the history of the essential African drum, the djembe, as seen through the remarkable life of revered Guinean percussionist Famoudou Konate. From his childhood ...

Video by Jacob Whatley. The drum’s likely origins date back to the 12th century in Mali, West Africa, Kojo Bey, wrote in “Jembe Revolution: The Birth of the Jembe in America.” “To African Americans in ...

Year three students at Hungerford Primary School in Berkshire have been having hands-on lessons in African-style drumming ... He now teaches how drum music can break down barriers, and bring ...