The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created during the Malian Empire by the Mandé people across regions including Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. Picture a goblet ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

Foday Musa Suso, a player of traditional African stringed instruments, capped the 1992 International Performing Arts Festival on Saturday with a striking and hypnotic performance in Bushnell Park.

FITCHBURG — Fitchburg State University will present a kora performance by internationally renowned composer, musician and educator John Hughes at 4 p.m. Monday, in the main lounge at Hammond Hall.