Ask anyone from West Africa what a djembe is and they will know - a traditional skin drum tuned by using ropes. The name loosely translates from the Bambara language of Mali as "gather in peace".

Rhythms of African drums resonated through the halls of Pine Street Elementary School Wednesday. Inside the school’s multi-purpose room, even students who weren’t on stage performing clapped hands to ...

The banks of the Charles River were kept alive by the heartbeat of djembe drums Tuesday afternoon — tying the soft rattling of bicycle spokes, the cries and laughter of children and the muffled ring ...