BUJUMBURA, Burundi, June 24 (UNHCR) - Going home after years in exile can be an emotional journey, but only a lucky few can expect to be moved by drums and dance the moment they set foot on their ...

Drumming and Reconciliation in Rwanda, Burundi, and South Africa Drumming Brings Up the Spirit by Nicholas Kotei Djanie In this portfolio, Ghanaian master drummer, dancer, teacher, and performer ...

The Rhythm of Reconciliation by Lena Slachmuijlder While serving as director of Studio Ijambo, Search for Common Ground's radio station in Bujumbura, Lena Slachmuijlder gathered testimony from dozens ...

After traveling 7,000 miles to be part of Folkmoot, Batimbo, a drummers ensemble from Burundi in East Africa, stopped by Asheville’s weekly drum circle on Friday during Bele Chere.

Their father not only provided a drum collection, he also made sure that music was a part of his sons lives from an early age. "We came out of the womb with instruments," joked Dylan Kongos. "Our ...

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 ...

Their massed drum sound, or the "Burundi beat" as it became known, also caught the ear of Western musicians and they appeared on Joni Mitchell's, The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975).

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 ...