As a ferry with decorative taiko drums on its hull eases into the port of Iojima, a tiny island in southwestern Japan, a ...

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.

Aev, 16, says was inspired by BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans taking on his own drumming challenge. The sessions involve playing the West African Djembe drum Barbara McInnis, from Morecambe ...