Photo: Drum activation

Bara M’Boup, right of center, and Saliou M’Boup, right of Bara, sit with several West African drums as the djembe to be gifted sits in a ring called a rangoli, an Indian mandala, in Mendocino, Calif., on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Renata Abbade via Bay City News)

Each week, we feature a reader-submitted photo taken anywhere in Mendocino County as part of the “Your Mendocino” series. Submit an entry using this form here.