African drummer Heidi Alina has studied with master drummers in the U.S. and Africa for three decades. She now teaches two drumming classes every week at Red Crags Arts & ...

Wednesday program will focus on African drums at 9 a.m. Dec. 18, at the Windmill Cultural Center, 111 10th Ave., Fulton, Ill.

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.