Original African Drummer Expressionist Painting from Ghana, "Music Makers"

Hands moving faster than the eye, a man pounds out a staccato beat on his drum. In the background, the frenetic sounds are repeated by other skilled drummers. Derrick Okanta exalts the importance of drums in West African music and culture with this modernistic work. "Every festival in the world has music as a primary source of entertainment," he says.