“(T)he djembe has long been a tool of reclamation, communication, reconnection, and healing despite centuries long practices to forcibly remove the drum from Black identities ... ” Aya Shabu, an ...

Families partake in a lesson on West African village drumming at the Waukee library for Cookies and CultureALL. Dozens of ...

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.