Drums have long been an integral, sacred part of the Burundi culture, part of almost every important ceremony in the country. And among the most acclaimed drummers in that country are the Royal ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts at University at Buffalo will present Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts ...

In Burundi and South Africa, among other places, drummers spoke about the power of drumming to create feelings of equanimity in the aftermath of loss and to sustain relationships across ethnic ...

Viterbo University is presenting a night of African music featuring drummers and a vocal ensemble Monday, Oct. 23, as part of the 2006-07 Bright Star Season. Mombasa Party, a vocal group from Kenya, ...

“Rocket” began with an African drum pattern inspired by “Burundi Black” by French pianist and composer Michel Bernholc. (Bernholc used the pseudonym Mike Steiphenson, though “Burundi Black” is ...

In many cases, a drummer's identity as a drummer became more salient, more important to his sense of self-esteem, than his ethnic identity. Lena concludes by proposing a new annual reconciliation ...