TOLEDO — On a Thursday in April, the late afternoon light drifted through an open door, clashing with the rhythmic sounds of drums and singing. The group of about 10 drummers includes younger members ...
There are 64 different types of drums from India, and Ragi Rao of Kennewick can play about a dozen of them. The India-born man will give a performance and talk about a selection of those drums ...
When Nick Courtney came to D.C. seven years ago to work on education issues, he missed his Native American tribe in Washington state. Longing to connect with other Native Americans in the region, the ...
It was eight years ago that Sunny Jain first fell in love with the dhol. The dhol is a double-headed Indian drum that Jain wears strapped across his torso like a huge, resonant appendage. When he ...
The powerful songs from the northern and southern drums guided the head dancers under a brilliant blue sky as they celebrated their Native American culture at the “37th Annual CSUN Powwow.” Put on ...