For over 30 years, Will Matthews, author of The New Conga Joy, Drum Talk and Shadowing the Lion, has been gathering dynamic hand drum rhythms from various African and Afro-Caribbean cultures, including: Cuba, Haiti, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Nigeria, Liberia, Benin, Zimbabwe, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, and Brazil.

And for over 30 years, Will has been sharing these rhythms with his students – from teens to seniors, men, women, and people of all cultures – and still believes the most rewarding way to heed the “Call of the Drum” is to explore as many rhythms and rhythm cultures as possible.