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 ...

South African photographer Alice Mann started taking ... Practice sessions for the drum majorettes of Fairmont High School can sometimes last an entire day. “A consistently high level of ...

Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she ...