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African rhythms & beats : bringing African traditions to the classroom / Calla Isaak

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 ; ...
The Gazette

African drumming can improve memory, induce meditative state, lift mood | Live Well

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 ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

African drum class keeps a steady rhythm in Marietta

Instructor Lawrence Greene leads the African Drumming Class at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta Social Hall Saturday. (Photo by Larry Launstein Jr.) MARIETTA — Residents in the Mid ...
The Aspen Times

Local drummer brings West African rhythms to the Roaring Fork Valley

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 ...
Kansas City Star

Inside KC’s thriving African drum and dance community, younger than ever

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...
WLRN

‘Livin’ the Rhythm’ brings African drum circle and community to a Loxahatchee farm

Abasi "Manblack" Hanif is a teacher, artist, percussionist, and founder of ‘Livin The Rhythm' event. Hanif teamed up with chef and entrepreneur Rahein Jones. Jones' The New Vegan businesses acquired ...