Candace Hawthorne is the second female drum major in the university marching band’s history Grambling State University’s (GSU) marching band has added a woman to its drum major ranks for the first ...

IT WOULD SEEM that the late ’50s were my wild years as far as my choice of music. Don’t get me wrong, I was still a rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm-and-blues type of person, but when I was at home alone, my ...

In 1917, Ramon Santamaria Rodriquez was born into poverty in Havana, Cuba. Nicknamed “Mongo” (a tribal chief in Senegal), he began playing the conga drum at an early age and as a teen, Mongo ...

Kate Middleton’s wardrobe for the Caribbean Royal Tour just took a turn for the sustainable on Wednesday in Jamaica. Known for re-wearing outfits and beloved pieces in her own closet — already a ...

TORRINGTON — The Pageant of Drums, a former Torrington tradition, returns July 16 and will feature performances by Magnificent Brass, St. Peters Drum Corps, Connecticut Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, ...