percussion

The group Obiní Batá has taught dozens on women how to play Afro-Cuban drums since it started in the early 1990s.

How a group of Cuban female musicians claimed a drum — and a tradition

May 5, 2023Music

The legendary group Obiní Batá is celebrating 30 years of music and women’s empowerment in Cuba. But the road to acceptance and success was not easy.

Evelyn Glennie on Gareth Farr

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Kasiva Mutua first learned percussion from her grandmother

‘Every time I hold a drum…I feel like happiness is going to kill me’

June 17, 2015Music

For Christine Salem, it’s percussion where she really feels like her soul

February 3, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

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