New Meanings: Afro-descendant Percussion Practices explores the impact and direction of musical developments in the African Disapora.Through workshops, panels, lecture-demonstrations, films and two concerts, the symposium will explore the contemporary interconnectivity that exists between percussion practices from West Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S.
Guest lecturers and artists include: Pedrito Martinez, Roman Diaz, M’bemba Bangoura, Ilu Aye, Café da Silva, Mike Wimberly, Barbara Browning, Bobby Sanabria, Ali Jackson, Frisner Augustine, Atiba Rorie, Bashir Shakur, and more!