For a little more than three decades, Simmons has taught classes in West African and Afro-Cuban music and history at Duke University ... from all walks of life will heed the call of the djembe drum ...

Tapping a drum with your fingers produces a sound different ... It was Ortiz, a Cuban anthropologist and a pioneer in Afro-Cuban studies, who brought the African origins of Cuban music to the ...

Percussion sounds The Department of Dance, Music, and Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt will present “Contemporary Music for Percussion” performed by the Cal Poly Humboldt Percussion Ensemble and ...

It’s Afro- Cuban jazz from someone who helped forge the mold ... Embedded in each hit of the drum is a cultural legacy, associated with centuries of social development. When that deep legacy blends ...

Composers have been influenced by other world cultures throughout history, but pop fusions like Afro Celt Sound System and Capercaillie have become more common since the 1960s. The following ...