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Sonney Wolfe
December 10, 2025
Tyler’s Redemption Place in Akron, Ohio pulsed with energy and rhythm on November 15, as participants came together for a drum circle workshop. The team (a collaboration between Trust Drum Circles founder Maseh Nchang, The Summit FM’s Music and Wellness Coordinator Sarah Swirsky, and renowned guitarist and recovery advocate Marc Lee Shannon) created an interactive live-music experience grounded in reflection, community, and restoration.
Sonney Wolfe
December 3, 2025
TDC Chair Dr. Jessica Bennett and Founder Maseh Nchang realized the potential of their new vocational program in a single moment: watching Kenyan master craftsmen, drum-makers since 1976, guide youth from the Child of Mercy Children’s Home (COMECH) through their first drum-making apprenticeship. It was here that Bennett and Nchang knew the program could shape far more than instruments. It could shape futures.
Sonney Wolfe
November 17, 2025
In a world full of noise and chaos, Maseh Nchang offers a simple mantra: all is well. His latest release, published by the Trust Drum Circles (TDC) Network, features Matilda Pablo on vocals and Mark Hitchcox on the mbira. The track blends traditional African instrumentation with modern production and rich harmony while capturing TDC’s heartbeat: uniting people through rhythm, healing, and artful collaboration.
Sonney Wolfe
November 1, 2025
Hesitation quickly gave way to joy and shared energy on August 13, 2025, as residents joined a drumming workshop at Heritage of Hudson: Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hudson, Ohio.
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Sonney Wolfe
December 10, 2025
Tyler’s Redemption Place in Akron, Ohio pulsed with energy and rhythm on November 15, as participants came together for a drum circle workshop. The team (a collaboration between Trust Drum Circles founder Maseh Nchang, The Summit FM’s Music and Wellness Coordinator Sarah Swirsky, and renowned guitarist and recovery advocate Marc Lee Shannon) created an interactive live-music experience grounded in reflection, community, and restoration.
Sonney Wolfe
December 3, 2025
TDC Chair Dr. Jessica Bennett and Founder Maseh Nchang realized the potential of their new vocational program in a single moment: watching Kenyan master craftsmen, drum-makers since 1976, guide youth from the Child of Mercy Children’s Home (COMECH) through their first drum-making apprenticeship. It was here that Bennett and Nchang knew the program could shape far more than instruments. It could shape futures.
Sonney Wolfe
November 17, 2025
In a world full of noise and chaos, Maseh Nchang offers a simple mantra: all is well. His latest release, published by the Trust Drum Circles (TDC) Network, features Matilda Pablo on vocals and Mark Hitchcox on the mbira. The track blends traditional African instrumentation with modern production and rich harmony while capturing TDC’s heartbeat: uniting people through rhythm, healing, and artful collaboration.
Sonney Wolfe
November 1, 2025
Hesitation quickly gave way to joy and shared energy on August 13, 2025, as residents joined a drumming workshop at Heritage of Hudson: Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hudson, Ohio.
Sonney Wolfe
October 24, 2025
Smiles and rhythm intertwined as percussion rose in unison at Stewart’s Caring Place on September 18, 2025.
Maseh Nchang
January 16, 2025
An Orphanage Visit with Final Third Third Foundation As part of the 1000 Drum Project, Maseh Nchang and the board chair, Jessica Bennett, travelled to Kenya and stayed at COMECH.
Maseh Nchang
January 6, 2025
In a small corner of Morogoro, Tanzania, a powerful rhythm echoed through the orphanage grounds, marking the triumphant launch of the 1,000 Drum Project—an initiative rooted in cultural celebration, emotional healing, and community empowerment.
