Introduction. Some notes before we begin ; Beginnings ; Basic drum technique ; Rhythmic vocabulary patterns -- Stage 1 rhythmic vocabulary patterns. Gankogui and Axatse ; Obwahsimisah: a game song ; ...

Students will listen to music from Ghana, Nigeria, Cuba, and Puerto Rico to learn how this polyrhythmic tradition followed Africans to the Caribbean as a result of the transatlantic slave trade.

It was telling of Omelika Kuumba’s spirit that on her birthday, her first after losing both parents within eight months of one another, she would give a concert in their honor. Near the end of her ...

No band is more aptly named than Randy Weston’s African Rhythms Sextet. The African influence is apparent. Weston himself has been described as a griot: a traveling musician-historian with an intimate ...

Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...

The 2024 edition of the iconic Coca-Cola Rhythm Unplugged festival was a dazzling celebration of Africa’s boundless musical genius. The prestigious indoor music festival held in Lagos, which is part ...