By Staff Report on February 21, 2017
drums, Hang, PANart, percussion, Sabina Schärer. Felix Rohner
Sound Check

If you crossed a sitar, steel drum and piano, you’d have something that sounds like the Hang, a steel wheel that you play by tapping lightly, as one would a keyboard. Though many refer to it as a drum, it is technically an idiophone, an instrument that vibrates in and of itself, as opposed to […]
By Paula Parisi on February 1, 2017
Africa, Dr. Dan Neuman, Dr. Jesse Ruskin, drums, Harvard, LA Law Library, Neel Agrawal, percussion, UCLA, Western Nigeria
International, Legal

Native drums have long been associated with Africa’s cultural roots, integral to the daily life and rituals of many communities. Their repercussions have spread worldwide, providing the launchpad for a multitude of music styles from jazz to rock and roll, which influence is widely recognized. Less known is the disruptive effect of colonial drumming regulation as […]