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Waltham, MAJune 27-29
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Kingston, RIJuly 22-26
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New Britain, CTJuly 24-Aug. 15
UMass Amherst: Study in Ghana
Ghana, West AfricaAugust 5-9
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Worcester, MAJanuary 1-13, 2014
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Tag Archives: Jeremy Cohen
Sounds of the Rainforest: Arts-Integrated Music Education
Just wrapped up a weeklong artist residency for Young Audiences at Lincoln Elementary School in Melrose, Mass., titled “Sounds of the Rainforest.” It was a great week, though these kids were so knowledgeable about the rainforest that at times it … Continue reading
Westfield State African Drumming Ensemble Performs “Atsiagbekor”
Check out my Fall African Drumming class at Westfield State University performing the Ewe war piece Atsiagbekor (commonly referred to as Agbekor) at our recital this past Friday. The video quality leaves something to be desired — and I should … Continue reading
UMass plays Agbekor in Ghana (video)
Got back earlier tonight from teaching Agbekor to my African Drumming class at Westfield State UNIVERSITY (all Massachusetts State Colleges were recently given the status upgrade, to much fanfare) and was feeling nostalgic for this terrific clip of my 2009 … Continue reading
ThisWorldMusic — blog launch!
Welcome to the newly launched ThisWorldMusic blog! Jeremy Cohen here, composer, percussionist and TWM Founder/Director. I’ll be blogging in this space about West African music & dance, cultural tourism/travel, and education — global, multicultural and continuing — as well as … Continue reading