When people think about the therapeutic effects of music, they might imagine pianos or harps. They don’t usually imagine the percussive thwacks and bangs of drums.

Jerrod Walters never dreamed of a career in education, though his recent success as the music teacher at Riley Elementary School would indicate otherwise. Admired by his peers and students alike, he ...

PORT ANGELES ­– Approach the Longhouse a little late on a certain night, and you hear thunder. Come inside, and you’re enveloped in vibration between hands and skins, wood and beating hearts. This is ...

The banks of the Charles River were kept alive by the heartbeat of djembe drums Tuesday afternoon — tying the soft rattling of bicycle spokes, the cries and laughter of children and the muffled ring ...

On a recent Wednesday morning, the walls of the Oasis Senior Center in Newport Beach were vibrating from the beating of drums. The drum circle was back by popular demand, and this was the second ...

You don't need mad skills like John Bonham to have fun slapping some skins or tearing up the tubs. As it turns out, the only information you need in order to join a drum circle can simply come from a ...

The Pune Drum Circle, led by Upendra Dhawale brings African tribal music— djembes — to Mumbai and Pune, where individuals converge, united by their shared passion for drumming The Pune Drum Circle, ...