ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Some lucky kids got to learn from an award-winning artist about African drumming. Weekly classes in African drumming at the Baden Street Settlement are underway. Classes are hosted ...
OF WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING SINCE BIRTH AND NOW HE’S SHARING HIS PATH IN PASSION WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT YOUNGER THAN HE IS. YEAH TODAY HELD A WORKSHOP AT THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ...
There are as many reasons to take an African drumming class as there are people taking the class. Students in Heidi Alina’s Wednesday morning class at Red Crags Arts & Agriculture House in Manitou ...
They had to compete with graduations, the incipient Memorial Day weekend holiday, and a dreary morning, but a trio of drummers and dancers nonetheless drew a crowd. Christian Adeti, Maxwell Ayivi and ...
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Skidmore College is well-known for its hands-on approaches to education. Recently, the music department presented an example of this with a show by Dr. Ruth Opara’s class on ...
Jessie Lehmann, a member of The Know Bodies Band, discovered her passion for traditional West African drumming before she even visited Africa. Through a drum club at her college, Lehmann, who had no ...
For three whole days in the coming week, Widefield Elementary School students won't be punished for leaving their seats or making too much noise - in fact, they will be encouraged to do so. Students ...
PORTSMOUTH — It’s been 10 years since Portsmouth’s African Burying Ground Memorial Park became sacred ground, and this year the values it represents in the city’s soul may be more dear than ever.
PORTSMOUTH — It’s been 10 years since Portsmouth’s African Burying Ground Memorial Park became sacred ground, and this year the values it represents in the city’s soul may be more dear than ever.Those ...