Led by an older man carrying a spear and a shield, the group's members formed a crescent, set down their drums and began to play for the gathered tourists, the thunderous music reverberating down a ...

During the Fellowship, they documented and thought critically about their on-going work in Burundi, Rwanda and South Africa, particularly addressing questions about how participation in drumming, ...

•Ritual drumming in Burundi is performed during national or local feasts and to welcome important visitors, and is said to awaken the spirits of the ancestors and drive out evil spirits, according to ...

Drums have long been an integral, sacred part of the Burundi culture, part of almost every important ceremony in the country. And among the most acclaimed drummers in that country are the Royal ...

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has demonstrated his skills as a drummer by playing the country's famous royal drums during a visit to a drum sanctuary on the outskirts of the capital Gitega ...

With wild dancing to a furious beat, booming wooden drums echo over a hill in Burundi: an ancient sound, sacred tradition and once a symbol of unity for the kingdom. Youngsters dance around the circle ...

Chinese Ambassador to Burundi Li Changlin (left) and Bienvenue Irakoze, the permanent secretary of Burundian Ministry of Youth, Posts and Information Technologies, unveiled the ceremony of ...