When people think about the therapeutic effects of music, they might imagine pianos or harps. They don’t usually imagine the percussive thwacks and bangs of drums.

The Siesta Key Drum Circle starts an hour before sunset every Sunday on Siesta Beach. Cancellations only happen when the ...

Saturday, August 3, Drum Circles of WNY will be hosting the 7th Annual Drums Along Hoyt Lake, from 1pm to 3pm. This is a free community drum circle that has gotten fairly popular over the years. The ...

A slow, steady beat from a small hand-held drum got the rhythm started, and although things got off to a bit of a slow start, the energy in the room evened out and nerves settled a little as others ...

"Health care workers give and give and give and spend many, many hours helping others," said Shively Mizes, who started offering employee drum circles in November. "Who's taking care of the caregivers ...

Drumming is an ancient form of music and communication which has made its way in to the modern setting of drumming circles -- where the energy and rhythm connect body and spirit. Malpica said ...

Martha Davis arrives early for drum circle at Naples Senior Center, a giveaway she’s fond of the activity. “It just makes you feel happy,” Davis, 82, said. “I know it’s healthy for us. (Afterward) I’m ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- The steady beat of a drum reverberates Wednesday nights throughout the streets of Bemidji. That is when the Northwest Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center hosts a drum ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island Urban Center, Alkebulan Consciousness Rising and the Staten Island Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society recently celebrated Black History Month ...

The rhythmic sound of Obi Rhythms echoes through downtown Raleigh every first Sunday of the month. Organizers of the drum circle say the music brings healing. Other WRAL Top Stories "Obi" is an ...

A free West African drum circle takes place every Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The circle is led by Francis Kweku Osei, a professional drummer from Ghana. The event aims to share West African ...