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SUMMARY:West African Drumming Workshop with the Wendell Warriors
DESCRIPTION:Come out to play with the Wendell Warriors drumming ensemble 
 and their leader Jafar Manselle! Jafar and his performance group will first 
 perform a short set of West African drum rhythms used for village 
 celebrations. He will talk about the history of the rhythms played\, what 
 they mean\, and where they come from. He will then demonstrate the basic 
 hand placements used to create the tones that make up the music.\n\nThen 
 the drums will be handed over to the class participants and everyone will 
 get to practice first making the basic sounds. As a group\, the ensemble 
 and the participants will all play together and celebrate the day.\n\nAll 
 drums and percussion instruments will be provided\, however if anyone has 
 their own drum they can feel free to bring it. No registration 
 needed.\n\nAbout the group: The Wendell Warriors is a performance drum 
 class that was formed 7 years ago. Teacher/group leader Jafar Manselle 
 has\, over the last 35 years\, performed throughout New England\, with many 
 Boston based dance troupes such as "Art of Black Dance and Music" and 
 "Under the Sun Dance and Drum". He has also taught drumming in the Boston 
 and Cambridge Public Schools for many levels from kindergarten to adult 
 classes. He has worked with the Five Colleges as accompanist for African 
 Dance Classes. Jafar also plays in a Boston-based Jazz band\, “The 
 Unexpected\,” and a reggae band here in Western MA called "Root 
 Fiyah".\n\n\nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the 
 Northampton Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the 
 Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency.
LOCATION:Coolidge Museum
ORGANIZER;CN="Forbes Spaces":MAILTO:spaces@forbeslibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Adult Events, Music, One-Time Events, Teen Events
CONTACT;CN="Forbes Spaces":MAILTO:spaces@forbeslibrary.org
STATUS:CONFIRMED
UID:LibCal-13930346
URL:https://forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/13930346
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