The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Windcraft Music Fest, the celebration of wind instruments, took place for the eleventh time in Katydata, the beautiful village ...

The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

African instruments are rich and unique in their sounds. With such uniqueness in sound, they have influenced music from other parts of the world. Here are 7 musical instruments whose origin dates back ...

Indigenous musical instruments have long been central to cultural expression in South Africa. They carry history, identity and social meaning. Many of these instruments were developed within specific ...

Rattles and clappers -- Drums -- Xylophones and 'sansas' -- Bill-roarers and spinning-disks -- Horns and trumpets -- Whistles, flutes and vibrating reeds -- Reed ...

The Windcraft Music Fest, the celebration of wind instruments, took place for the eleventh time in Katydata, the beautiful village on Mount Troodos in Cyprus. The event marries tradition with jazz and ...