African Drum and Dance

Students of all ages learn by actively experiencing traditional instruments and music from West Africa.

Experience the djembe orchestra of Guinea, w. Africa. Learn orally the traditional song, dance, and techniques for djembe, doundoun, kryin, and balafon. Create a shared experience of movement and music, and celebrate with rhythms for the harvest season, initiation, masked spirits, the full moon, when the women bring the fish from the ocean…

Thanks to an Art Start grant, and the St. Lawrence Arts Council, Len is currently working with Little River School in Canton, NY.