“African drums have long been used to communicate, celebrate, mourn and inspire — echoing through peace and war, planting and ...

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.

This workshop is a wonderful way to improve timing skills. Matthew Montfort's book, Ancient Traditions - Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali and India, is ...

The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony of Virginia in 1619 after being forcefully removed from their natural environments left much behind, but their rhythms associated with ...