Howcast - Learn about musicians Michael Markus, Hasan Bakr, M'bemba Bangoura, and Famaro Dioubate of Wula Drum in this Howcast video.

Tsunami survivors drum their way to recovery A year after the Japan earthquake and tsunami, survivors are still mourning their dead. Many are waiting to hear about missing relatives. More than 340,000 people are still in temporary...

Howcast - Learn how to play African shakers from the musicians at Wula Drum in this Howcast video.

To Be A Drum is written by Evelyn Coleman, illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson and read by James Earl Jones. Daddy Wes whispers to his two young listeners one morning the story of the 'drum,' the pulse that has moved through the...

MOT 1937: HARLEM: RELIGION: TD WS African-American, Black people standing together looking upward. MS VooDoo (Haiti, Vodou) alter w/ human skull & trinkets. People dancing wildly, male w/ hand drum, (Behind) VooDoo priest bowing at alter...

MOT 1937: DRAMATIZATION of VOODOO RITUAL: African-American & Black people dancing ion room w/ small alter table center, men holding & shaking chickens, frantic dancing, woman beating drum w/ hand. Vodou, Santeria, ancient religion.

Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

Once upon a time, African nations fought each other, as nations tend to do throughout history. After a victory, an African nation would often enslave many of the enemies it had captured. Most of these enslaved Africans, from various...

Michael Jackson's tour took him to the west coast of Africa in 1992, where he was warmly received by the locals. He was so beloved that a remote village on the Ivory Coast decided to crown him king.



The tribal chief crowned...

Howcast - Learn how to warm-up to play djembe from the musicians at Wula Drum in this Howcast video.

The Junkanoo parade starts on Boxing Day (December 26th) in the Bahamas. The colorful festival celebrates life and freedom and is thought to be named after John Canoe, a West African prince who was enslaved in the Bahamas. Learn more...

New ReviewIn an era long before phones, radios, telegraphs, or even writing systems, the people of Sub-Saharan Africa had already mastered one of history's quickest and most effective long distance communication systems.

The Stono Rebellion of 1739 saw enslaved people rise up using coded sounds that sowed the seeds of jazz, blues and hip hop.

Start your 30-day Audible free trial with a free audiobookhttp://audible.com/12tone' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>audiobook or text "12tone" to 500500 It's easy to forget how important rhythms can be, but they're the foundation on...

The photography of Chester Higgins, Jr. can be found within the pages of The New York Times, where he has been a staff photographer since 1975. As one of the premiere African American photographers working today, he continues to...

The photography of Chester Higgins, Jr. can be found within the pages of The New York Times, where he has been a staff photographer since 1975. As one of the premiere African American photographers working today, he continues to...

The photography of Chester Higgins, Jr. can be found within the pages of The New York Times, where he has been a staff photographer since 1975. As one of the premiere African American photographers working today, he continues to...

MOT 1943: AIR TRANSPORT DELIVERY: LA C-47 Skytrain landing flying over trees. C-47 airplanes lined up on field. MS Shirtless natives unloading cargo from airplane side door. Natives stacking cargo on field. Native African-Americans...

MOT 1948: 'FIRST LADY OF SONG': MS Jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald AKA 'First Lady of Song' (1917-1996) singing w/ African-American jazz band bass fiddle drums piano. VS Fitzgerald singing 'How High the Moon' (SOT). USA

Symbolism discusses the literary technique of symbolism in fiction literature, nonfiction literature, and the real world.Symbolism is the technique where alternate meaning is given to a person, place, object, or event that has its own...