In all the vast reaches of the Central African Federation ... the sound of jungle drums rolled down from Mzimba’s leopard-haunted mountains, as Mmbelwa II, paramount chief of the Angoni ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

What started as an audience listening to the history of African influence on Caribbean percussion ended as a band playing ...

Then comes a split-second drum break, a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence ... his roaring tom-toms ...

What is an African forest elephant? Of the two species of African elephants, forest elephants are both smaller and more rare than their cousins, African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana).

YOU JUST HEARD THE DJEMBE DRUM AND DANCE AND AFRO LATINO MUSIC BLEND ... AND THIS IS KIND OF TWO CULTURES. IT’S A BLEND OF AFRICAN AND LATIN MUSIC. HOW ARE THEY SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT?

The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

The Philharmonic may have only one black member—principal clarinetist Anthony McGill—yet the musicians responded with energy ...

Why Major in African American Studies? The BA in African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a ...

Graduates of African American studies programs around the country have become astronauts, software engineers, attorneys, doctors, ambassadors, executives, entertainers, and much more. Want to know ...