Events Calendar

Voices of Africa features a unique blending of a cappella harmonies with traditional West African percussive rhythms. Their music spans the African Diaspora, with traditional African and African-American songs, message music, gospel, and inspirational percussive rhythms, played on a variety of instruments including the sakara, a hand held shallow drum; the sekere, a beaded gourd drum; the agogo, a double headed metal bells; the djembe, a skin-covered drum; and the sangba, a cylindrical drum played with a stick.

 

During the performance and workshop, you're invited to participate as you learn about the history of the music, the techniques and style of the drums used in performance, as well as the connection between musical and movement styles in African dance. The program runs from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. After an introduction, the performance is from 6:15 to 7:00 pm and is followed by a 60-minute workshop of drumming, dancing and singing.

 

Free with Museum admission!