“To African Americans in particular who seek to reclaim cultural ... “Right in his house … So I learned how to get the correct sounds out of that drum.” A native of Queens, New York, Simmons didn’t ...

Formed in 2024, the African Jama club promotes the collaboration of dancing, singing and drumming among all students regardless of ethnicity.

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Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

This included a mix of traditional African drums and other percussion instruments to bring a more modern African sound. For ...

Mestre Moraes says the African influence was deliberately ... The hypnotic sounds of the instruments - agogô (bells), atabaque (drum) and berimbau drifting across the school's neighbourhood ...