In its infancy, the locally run Ashiko festival was all about ‘drumming away hunger’. Five years later, the annual event has grown into a two-day affair with an expanded menu of musical treats from ...

Let's take a look at the variety of drums used in Yoruba cultural festivals, carnivals and special occasions. Yoruba language and culture is very widespread across Africa, and even beyond. Outside ...

Matthew Nord slapped the African drum with the heels of his hands, and the semicircle of 11 high school students facing him answered on conical ashiko drums. The rhythm danced between his lead and ...

ORILLIA - The festival that sought to drum away hunger is going global. An annual fund-raiser for The Sharing Place Food Bank, the newly re-named Ashiko World Music Festival takes place Sept. 9 at the ...