The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages (Image Credits: Flickr) The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, ...

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GM: There are so many to list. A few that come to mind are “The Adventures of ET” by John Williams, “The Dialogues of the ...

Exposed to music at the highest level from an early age, with his grandfather serving as accompanist to cellist Gregor Piatigorski (and later the Dean of the Berkshire Music Center), and his ...