What do you need to make a djembe drum thunder and shout? Firm hands and rhythm. What do you need to make the roles of drummer, attorney, art director, regional manager and mother hum with finesse?

The banks of the Charles River were kept alive by the heartbeat of djembe drums Tuesday afternoon — tying the soft rattling of bicycle spokes, the cries and laughter of children and the muffled ring ...

Classical maestros and percussionists, Bickram Ghosh and Taufiq Qureshi, brought a confluence of rhythmic sounds and concepts to the capital, recently as the duo launched their album RamTa - Masters ...