The joy and laughter of children and their parents along with the steady rhythmic pulsating beat of dejembe drums filled the sudio one room at the East Jefferson YMCA in Metairie. Amy Segar watched as ...

Second-graders at Rollins Place Elementary School in Zachary embraced the music Nov. 19 during a visit from Dancing Drum founder Steve Campbell, of New Orleans. Campbell, a professional musician, ...

THE techniques and repertoire of traditional African music are handed down by word of mouth. There are skilled musicians who make music their profession. However, participation in music is generally ...

East Elementary School students spent an hour “drumming up character” Monday. Dancing Drum musical director Steve Campbell led a drum circle with each grade level that taught students ...

On a recent Saturday, the main hall of Yale’s Afro-American Cultural Center echoed with the sound of drums, playing driving, intricate rhythms together — compelling enough to bring someone in off the ...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- To celebrate Black History Month, this group of young and old performers showed off what they do 365 days per year. It's a multi-generational family within the Universal African ...

In West African dance, the rhythm of the drums and the movement of the dancer work together in unison, almost as one colorful, throbbing body. Other styles, from ballet to modern, disconnect the two; ...