In South Africa, one man from Ghana is on a mission to teach people in Cape Town how to play the djembe drum.  CCTV's Travers Andrews has his story.

The distinctive sound of West Africa - echoes through downtown Cape Town, as we make our way down the city's famous Long Street. The source - a pavement outside this curio shop, run by Ghanaian born, Ajimah Manan. The 41-year-old spends his weekends giving free drumming lessons.

"The reason I do this is because when I came to South Africa, I thought together as one we can put everything together and teach people what we doing, to show the spirit of drum, people can come out in numbers as you see because before it was a big challenge but now people just try to understand because drumming brings people together, healing us," Ghanaian Djembe drummer Solomon manan Ajimah said.

Ajimah credits his love for drumming to his village elders in Ghana. As a child, he'd often gather around a bonfire with them, as they told stories and drummed 'til late into the night. Ajimah's passion has taken him all over the world..

"I've been to many,many countries,i played in Germany, inside Germany all the cities and come small towns there,like Mainz they have a Rebuild Africa,i used to participate there,i played in Dusseldorf,Cologne,all over in Belrlin,Sweden, Stockholm," Ajimah said.

Nowadays though, his focus is mainly in Cape Town. He's been teaching here since 2005 and is a hit with the locals. Dozens flock to his classes every Saturday.

Ajimah's free weekend lessons has also been a big hit with international visitors, who all come in search of the beat to their inner rhythm.

"We came from India but we've never seen this type of music at all,its awesome really awesome."

"I find it super interesting because its nice to have different rhythms different people from cultures."

"I think this is wonderful its integrating everybody,this is very African to integrate everyone and the joy of life that it conveys."

Depending on the night you had before, the djembe can be relaxing, uplifting and lots of fun. And with Ajimah's free classes growing in popularity, it's likely the beat here will go on for years to come.