A drum-crazy youth moves from taiko to rock and from self-hate to self-acceptance in “Beat Kids,” a mostly laidback, occasionally overwrought teen pic. Thanks to Shochiku coin, film is glossier than ...

The beat goes on and on in Buffalo, thanks to professional drummers like Joe Goretti, who has played with the likes of Moby, Ne-Yo, Robyn, AJR, Ingrid Michaelson, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), and The ...

EVERETT — The students are so loud the windows shake. Their teacher doesn’t hush or shush them. He has them make more noise. What’s up with that? It’s the Wednesday after-school Percussion Club, run ...

Half of the percussion section is lined up along a classroom wall, with whiteboards to their backs. Each young boy is shaking a shekere — a West African instrument made from a dried gourd and covered ...

COLUMBIA - Everyone beat to the same drum of unity and togetherness at Africa Fest Saturday. Africa Fest was hosted by Jabberwocky Studios Inc. at Missouri United Methodist Church. Africa Fest gave ...