Ghana: Weedie Braimah – Djembefola, Educator, Visionary

[Afropop] Weedie Braimah is a djembefola (a master of the djembe drum), and a force of nature. Born in Ghana and raised in East St. Louis by two world-class drummers, his father Ghanaian and his mother American, Weedie imbibed deep percussive knowledge pretty much from birth, and he's kept learning ever since. As we've noted on this site before, Weedie has expanded the range of his instrument from an accompaniment role to the central player in his powerful band, Weedie Braimah and The Hands of Time. After a recent