The drums are called Atumpan, considered a Ghanaian talking drum due to its ability to imitate language. In 1965, they journeyed to UCLA from Ghana through a musical collaboration between Mantle Hood, ...

For this year’s Black History Month program at Lakeland High School, they’ll let the drums do the talking. The Suffolk Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., is sponsoring a “Sounds of ...

Who says the holiday fun has to end on Christmas Day? The Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, formally known as the Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, is saying “bah, humbug” to that idea by presenting its ...

Former Italian footballer and Chelsea club manager, Roberto Di Matteo is apparently in love with Ghanaian act Atumpan’s new single ‘Clap Clap’ which has brought the two together as good friends. Frank ...

Although the target audience was kindergarten through fifth grade, children and even their parents enjoyed the Atumpan’s Tales of the Griot on Friday, Oct. 17. Atumpan told stories and played the ...

Ghana's award winning artiste Atumpan affectionately known as the talking drum is out again with what he refers to as the Afro Twerk Anthem dubbed 'Nyash'. Not being very different from most of his ...