Tala Brown smiles while accepting the drum adorned with two hand-painted eagle feathers. It’s Tuesday, May 21, and the 18-year-old is one of dozens of students being celebrated at the Indian Education ...

Across the Americas there are many different Native cultures, each with unique musical traditions. The National Museum of the American Indian and other branches of the Smithsonian include music and ...

TOLEDO — On a Thursday in April, the late afternoon light drifted through an open door, clashing with the rhythmic sounds of drums and singing. The group of about 10 drummers includes younger members ...

Learn about the history, and future, of the musical art form. Devesh Chandra started playing the tabla (Indian hand drums) at age three, learning from the sounds of Northern Indian classical music ...