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.

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.