From drum circles in Charleston to lessons in Rock Hill, African drumming is an art being embraced across South Carolina.

Ask anyone from West Africa what a djembe is and they will know - a traditional skin drum tuned by using ropes. The name loosely translates from the Bambara language of Mali as "gather in peace".

Rhythms of African drums resonated through the halls of Pine Street Elementary School Wednesday. Inside the school’s multi-purpose room, even students who weren’t on stage performing clapped hands to ...